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Where does “swestēr” come from?

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

swestēr (Proto-Germanic): sister

Definitions

  1. sister

Ancestry of “swestēr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “swestēr”

  • sister
  • sisterhood
  • sisterly
  • stepsister
  • unsisterly
  • sisterless
  • sisterliness
  • sistership
  • sisterlike
  • sistergirl
  • sisterfucker
  • unsisterliness
  • sisterfucking
  • stepsisterly
  • sisterji
  • sisterfuck
  • supersister
  • unsisterlike
  • foresister
  • unsister
  • mersister
  • co-sister-in-law
  • sister-in-law
  • sisterdom
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