Where does “syster” come from?

syster (Vilamovian) comes from Middle Low German syster, from Old Saxon swestar, from Proto-Germanic swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European swésōr, from Proto-Indo-European su-h₁ésh₂-ōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ — blood.

syster (Vilamovian): sister

Definitions

  1. sister

Ancestry of “syster”, step by step

syster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German syster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germansyster—
2Old Saxonswestarsister
3Proto-Germanicswestērsister
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswésōrsister
5Proto-Indo-Europeansu-h₁ésh₂-ōr—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood

via Middle Low German süster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germansüster—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European su-h₁ésh₂-ōr →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swésōr →