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Where does “swester” come from?

swester (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European swésōr, from Proto-Indo-European su-h₁ésh₂-ōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ — blood.

Ancestry of “swester”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicswestērsister
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswésōrsister
3Proto-Indo-Europeansu-h₁ésh₂-ōr—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood

Words derived from “swester”

  • tweelingzus
  • tweelingzuster
  • zus
  • zustermoord
  • zuster
  • bloedzuster
  • stiefzus
  • suster
  • suster
  • suster
  • susa
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ →