Where does “kloosterzuster” come from?

kloosterzuster (Dutch) comes from Dutch zuster, from Middle Dutch suster, from Old Dutch swester, from Proto-Germanic swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European swésōr, from Proto-Indo-European su-h₁ésh₂-ōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ — blood.

kloosterzuster (Dutch): sister (a nun; a female member of a religious community)

Definitions

  1. sister (a nun; a female member of a religious community)

Ancestry of “kloosterzuster”, step by step

kloosterzuster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch zuster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzustersister; nurse
2Middle Dutchsustersister; sister, nun
3Old Dutchswester
4Proto-Germanicswestērsister
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswésōrsister
6Proto-Indo-Europeansu-h₁ésh₂-ōr
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood

via Dutch klooster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkloostercloister, monastery
2Vulgar Latinclostrumnominative neuter singular of clōstra; accusative...
3Latinclaustruma bar, band, bolt; gate, door, bulwark; enclosure
4Latinclauderepresent active infinitive of claudō;...
5LatinclaudoI shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I...
6Proto-Italicklaudōclose
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥
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