Where does “sisterhood” come from?
Sisterhood comes from Middle English susterhede, composed of Middle English suster and the suffix -hede, from Old English sweostor, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ meaning female relative.
sisterhood (English): the state, or kinship of being sisters; the...
Definitions
- the state, or kinship of being sisters; the...
Ancestry of “sisterhood”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | susterhede | The concept of sisterhood; The state where one... |
| 2 | Middle English | -hede | Affixed to nouns and adjectives to form nouns... |
| 3 | Old English | -hād | -hood |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -haidu | hood |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | haiduz | manner, way; personality, character; appearance |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kayt- | — |