süß

Meaning

  1. sweet
  2. cute

Frequency

A2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/zyːs/
Etymology

From Middle High German süezi, from Old High German suozi (akin to Old Saxon swōti), from Proto-West Germanic *swōtī, from Proto-Germanic *swōtuz, from Proto-Indo-European *swéh₂dus. Compare Bavarian siaß, Low German sööt, German Low German soit- (Paderbornisch), Hunsrik sies, Dutch zoet, English sweet, Danish sød.

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