Where does “שוועסטערקינד” come from?

שוועסטערקינד (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish קינד, from Middle High German kint, from Old High German kind, from Proto-West Germanic kind, from Proto-Germanic kindą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

שוועסטערקינד (Yiddish): cousin

Definitions

cousin

Ancestry of “שוועסטערקינד”, step by step

שוועסטערקינד traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish קינד

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Yiddish	קינד	child
2	Middle High German	kint	kid; child
3	Old High German	kind	kid; child
4	Proto-West Germanic	kind	child
5	Proto-Germanic	kindą	Alternative form of *kinþą; child; offspring
6	Proto-Indo-European	ǵenh₁-	to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Yiddish שוועסטער

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Yiddish	שוועסטער	sister
2	Middle High German	swëster	—
3	Old High German	swester	sister
4	Proto-West Germanic	*swester	sister

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kindą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kind →