Where does “Schweschder” come from?

Schweschder (Pennsylvania German) comes from Middle High German swëster, from Old High German swester, from Proto-West Germanic *swester — sister.

Schweschder (Pennsylvania German): sister; nun

Definitions

  1. sister; nun

Ancestry of “Schweschder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanswëster—
2Old High Germanswestersister
3Proto-West Germanic*swestersister
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *swester →Every word from Old High German swester →Every word from Middle High German swëster →