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

Definitions

  1. sister; nurse

Ancestry of “zuster”, step by step

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

Words derived from “zuster”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ →
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