Where does “faster” come from?
faster (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse fǫðursystir, 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.
faster (Norwegian Nynorsk): a paternal aunt; indefinite plural of faste;...
Definitions
- a paternal aunt; indefinite plural of faste;...
Ancestry of “faster”, step by step