Where does “medsyster” come from?
medsyster (Swedish) comes from Swedish syster, from Old Swedish systir, 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.
medsyster (Swedish): sister
Definitions
- sister
Ancestry of “medsyster”, step by step
medsyster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish syster
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | syster | a sister; a nurse; a nun; a female member of a... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | systir | sister |
| 3 | Old Norse | systir | sister |
| 4 | Proto-Norse | ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ | sister |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | swestēr | sister |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swésōr | sister |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | su-h₁ésh₂-ōr | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésh₂r̥ | blood |
via Swedish med
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | med | also, as well, too; with, together with, in the... |
| 2 | Old English | mæþ | measure, degree, proportion; measure or extent of... |
| 3 | Old Norse | með | with, along with |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | midi | with, by, through; along, together |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meth₂ | with |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mé | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |