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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

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

Words derived from “fǫðursystir”

  • faster
  • gammelfaster
  • faster
  • faþur systir
  • faþersyster
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