Where does “suster” come from?

suster (Middle English) comes from Old English sweostor, from Proto-West Germanic *swester — sister.

suster (Middle English): A sister or step-sister; a female sibling

Definitions

  1. A sister or step-sister; a female sibling

Ancestry of “suster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsweostorsister
2Proto-West Germanic*swestersister

Words derived from “suster

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *swester