Where does “fǫðursystir” come from?

fǫðursystir (Old Norse) 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.

fǫðursystir (Old Norse): paternal aunt

Definitions

  1. paternal aunt

Ancestry of “fǫðursystir”, step by step

fǫðursystir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse systir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesystirsister
2Proto-Norseᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱsister
3Proto-Germanicswestērsister
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswésōrsister
5Proto-Indo-Europeansu-h₁ésh₂-ōr—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood

via Old Norse faðir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefaðirfather
2Proto-Germanicfadērfather
3Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “fǫðursystir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European su-h₁ésh₂-ōr →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swésōr →
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