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Where does “søster” come from?

søster (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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.

søster (Norwegian Bokmål): sister; nurse, short form of sykesøster

Definitions

  1. sister; nurse, short form of sykesøster

Ancestry of “søster”, step by step

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

Words derived from “søster”

  • halvsøster
  • søsterskip
  • svigersøster
  • stesøster
  • storesøster
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