Schwëster

See also: schwester and Schwester

Luxembourgish

Alternative forms

  • Sëschter (archaic)

Etymology

From German Schwester with the vowel of native Sëschter, both from Old High German swester, from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr. The older native form was based on a development -we- → -ü- as in Dutch zuster.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃwəstɐ/

Noun

Schwëster f (plural Schwësteren)

  1. sister
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