Where does “storesøster” come from?
storesøster (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.
storesøster (Norwegian Bokmål): big sister
Definitions
- big sister
Ancestry of “storesøster”, step by step
storesøster 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 store
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | store | definite singular of stor; plural of stor |