Where does “lillesøster” come from?
lillesøster (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål søster, 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.
lillesøster (Norwegian Bokmål): little sister (a sister younger than the person talking or being discussed)
Definitions
- little sister (a sister younger than the person talking or being discussed)
Ancestry of “lillesøster”, step by step
lillesøster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål søster
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | søster | sister; nurse, short form of sykesøster |
| 2 | Old Norse | systir | sister |
| 3 | Proto-Norse | ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ | sister |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | swestēr | sister |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swésōr | sister |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | su-h₁ésh₂-ōr | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésh₂r̥ | blood |
via Norwegian Bokmål lille
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | lille | definite singular of liten |