Where does “Ordensschwester” come from?

Ordensschwester (German) comes from German schwester, from Middle High German swëster, from Old High German swester, from Proto-West Germanic *swester — sister.

Ordensschwester (German): nun

Definitions

  1. nun

Ancestry of “Ordensschwester”, step by step

Ordensschwester traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German schwester

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschwestersister
2Middle High Germanswëster—
3Old High Germanswestersister
4Proto-West Germanic*swestersister

via German orden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanordenorder awarded decoration
2Latinōrdōa methodical series, arrangement, or order; regular line, row, or series
3Proto-Italicored(h)-to arrange
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *swester →