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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

  1. sister

Ancestry of “medsyster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsystera sister; a nurse; a nun; a female member of a...
2Old Swedishsystirsister
3Old Norsesystirsister
4Proto-Norseᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱsister
5Proto-Germanicswestērsister
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswésōrsister
7Proto-Indo-Europeansu-h₁ésh₂-ōr—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood
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