Where does “søsterskip” come from?
søsterskip (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.
søsterskip (Norwegian Bokmål): a sister ship
Definitions
- a sister ship
Ancestry of “søsterskip”, step by step
søsterskip 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 skip
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | skip | a ship |
| 2 | Old Norse | skip | ship |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skipą | ship; hollow object |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |