Where does “storesøster” come from?
storesøster (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.
storesøster (Danish): an elder sister
Definitions
- an elder sister
Ancestry of “storesøster”, step by step
storesøster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish søster
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | søster | sister |
| 2 | Old Danish | systær | sister |
| 3 | Old Norse | systir | sister |
| 4 | Proto-Norse | ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ | sister |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | swestēr | sister |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swésōr | sister |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | su-h₁ésh₂-ōr | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésh₂r̥ | blood |
via Danish store
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | store | definite of stor; plural of stor |
| 2 | Danish | stor | large; great; magnificent; important; capital,... |
| 3 | Old Norse | stórr | big, large, tall, great |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | stōraz | big, large; strong |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂-ro- | large, big, thick; old |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |