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Where does “swestar” come from?

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

swestar (Old Saxon): sister

Definitions

  1. sister

Ancestry of “swestar”, step by step

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

Words derived from “swestar”

  • süster
  • syster
  • gisustrithi
  • gisustroni
  • sustar
  • giswestar
  • syster
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