Where does “systir” come from?

systir (Faroese) comes from Old Norse systir, from Proto-Norse ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ, from Proto-Germanic swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European swésōr, from Proto-Indo-European su-h₁ésh₂-ōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ — blood.

systir (Faroese): sister

Definitions

sister

Ancestry of “systir”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Norse	systir	sister
2	Proto-Norse	ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ	sister
3	Proto-Germanic	swestēr	sister
4	Proto-Indo-European	swésōr	sister
5	Proto-Indo-European	su-h₁ésh₂-ōr	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₁ésh₂r̥	blood

Words derived from “systir”

systursonur

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