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Where does “halvsøster” come from?

halvsøster (Danish) comes from Danish søster, from Old Danish systær, from Old Norse systir, from Proto-Norse ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ, from Proto-Germanic swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European swésōr, from Proto-Indo-European su-h₁ésh₂-ōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ — blood.

halvsøster (Danish): a half sister

Definitions

  1. a half sister

Ancestry of “halvsøster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsøstersister
2Old Danishsystærsister
3Old Norsesystirsister
4Proto-Norseᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱsister
5Proto-Germanicswestērsister
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswésōrsister
7Proto-Indo-Europeansu-h₁ésh₂-ōr—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood
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