Where does “tweelingzuster” come from?
tweelingzuster (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.
tweelingzuster (Dutch): twin sister
Definitions
- twin sister
Ancestry of “tweelingzuster”, step by step
tweelingzuster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch zuster
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zuster | sister; nurse |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | suster | sister; sister, nun |
| 3 | Old Dutch | swester | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | swestēr | sister |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swésōr | sister |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | su-h₁ésh₂-ōr | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésh₂r̥ | blood |
via Dutch tweeling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | tweeling | A pair of twins; said of people and other... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | twiling | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | twinling | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | twinilingaz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ilingaz | Forms noun-derivatives with sense of 'belonging... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ilaz | agent suffix; diminutive suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |