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

halvsøster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish søster

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

via Danish halv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhalvhalf
2Old Danishhalf—
3Old Norsehalfrhalf
4Proto-Germanichalbazhalf
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European su-h₁ésh₂-ōr →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swésōr →