Where does “Schwöschter” come from?

Schwöschter (Alemannic German) comes from Middle High German swëster, from Old High German swester, from Proto-West Germanic *swester — sister.

Schwöschter (Alemannic German): sister

Definitions

  1. sister

Ancestry of “Schwöschter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanswëster—
2Old High Germanswestersister
3Proto-West Germanic*swestersister

Words derived from “Schwöschter”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *swester →Every word from Old High German swester →Every word from Middle High German swëster →