Where does “שוועסטער” come from?

שוועסטער (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German swëster, from Old High German swester, from Proto-West Germanic *swester — sister.

שוועסטער (Yiddish): sister

Definitions

  1. sister

Ancestry of “שוועסטער”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanswëster—
2Old High Germanswestersister
3Proto-West Germanic*swestersister

Words derived from “שוועסטער”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *swester →Every word from Old High German swester →Every word from Middle High German swëster →
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