Where does “Glaubensschwester” come from?

Glaubensschwester (German) comes from German Glaube, from Middle High German geloube, from Old High German giloubo, from Proto-West Germanic galaubō, from Proto-Germanic galaubô, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Glaubensschwester (German): sister in faith; co-religionist

Definitions

  1. sister in faith; co-religionist

Ancestry of “Glaubensschwester”, step by step

Glaubensschwester traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Glaube

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGlaubefaith; belief
2Middle High Germangeloubefaith, belief
3Old High Germangiloubofaith
4Proto-West Germanicgalaubōbelief
5Proto-Germanicgalaubôbelief
6Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt
10Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
11Old High Germankuti
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via German schwester

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschwestersister
2Middle High Germanswëster
3Old High Germanswestersister
4Proto-West Germanic*swestersister
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduz