Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “swester” come from?

swester (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *swester.

swester (Old High German): sister

Definitions

  1. sister

Ancestry of “swester”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*swester—

Words derived from “swester”

  • Schwestermodell
  • Kinderschwester
  • Krankenschwester
  • Glaubensschwester
  • Schwesterchen
  • Schwester
  • Ordensschwester
  • schwesterlich
  • Schwesterherz
  • Zwillingsschwester
  • swëster
  • שוועסטער
  • Schweschder
  • Schwester
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *swester →