Where does “sister” come from?
Sister comes from Old English sweostor, which derives from Proto-Indo-European swésōr, a term for a female sibling.
sister (English): A daughter of the same parents as another person;...
Definitions
- A daughter of the same parents as another person;...
Ancestry of “sister”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | suster | A sister or step-sister; a female sibling; A ... |
| 2 | Old English | sweostor | sister |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *swester | — |
Words derived from “sister”