Where does “zuster” come from?
zuster (Dutch) comes 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.
zuster (Dutch): sister; nurse
Ancestry of “zuster”, step by step
Words derived from “zuster”