Where does “systurdóttir” come from?

systurdóttir (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic systir, 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.

systurdóttir (Icelandic): sororal niece

Definitions

  1. sororal niece

Ancestry of “systurdóttir”, step by step

systurdóttir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic systir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsystira sister
2Old Norsesystirsister
3Proto-Norseᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱsister
4Proto-Germanicswestērsister
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswésōrsister
6Proto-Indo-Europeansu-h₁ésh₂-ōr—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood

via Icelandic dóttir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicdóttirdaughter
2Old Norsedóttirdaughter
3Proto-Norseᛞᛟᚺᛏᚱᛁᛉdaughters
4Proto-Germanicduhtērdaughter
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰugh₂tḗrdaughter
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewgʰ-to produce, to produce something useful; to be...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European su-h₁ésh₂-ōr →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swésōr →