Where does “zister” come from?

zister (Yola) comes from Middle English suster, from Old English sweostor, from Proto-West Germanic *swester — sister.

zister (Yola): sister

Definitions

  1. sister

Ancestry of “zister”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishsusterA sister or step-sister; a female sibling
2Old Englishsweostorsister
3Proto-West Germanic*swestersister
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *swester →