Where does “シスター” come from?
シスター (Japanese) comes from English sister, from Middle English suster, from Old English sweostor, from Proto-West Germanic *swester — sister.
シスター (Japanese): sister, sis (older or younger)
Definitions
- sister, sis (older or younger)
Ancestry of “シスター”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | sister | A daughter of the same parents as another person;... |
| 2 | Middle English | suster | A sister or step-sister; a female sibling |
| 3 | Old English | sweostor | sister |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *swester | sister |