Where does “syster” come from?
syster (Norwegian Nynorsk) 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.
syster (Norwegian Nynorsk): sister; a female nurse
Ancestry of “syster”, step by step
Words derived from “syster”