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”

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