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Where does “faster” come from?

faster (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish faþur systir, from Old Norse fǫðursystir, 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.

faster (Swedish): paternal aunt

Definitions

  1. paternal aunt

Ancestry of “faster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishfaþur systir—
2Old Norsefǫðursystirpaternal aunt
3Old Norsesystirsister
4Proto-Norseᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱsister
5Proto-Germanicswestērsister
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswésōrsister
7Proto-Indo-Europeansu-h₁ésh₂-ōr—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood

Words derived from “faster”

  • gammelfaster
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ →