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

  1. a sister ship

Ancestry of “søsterskip”, step by step

søsterskip traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål søster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsøstersister; nurse, short form of sykesøster
2Old Norsesystirsister
3Proto-Norseᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱsister
4Proto-Germanicswestērsister
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswésōrsister
6Proto-Indo-Europeansu-h₁ésh₂-ōr
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood

via Norwegian Bokmål skip

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålskipa ship
2Old Norseskipship
3Proto-Germanicskipąship; hollow object
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
5Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥Every word from Proto-Indo-European su-h₁ésh₂-ōrEvery word from Proto-Indo-European swésōr