swester

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr. Compare Old Saxon swestar, Old Frisian swester, Old English sweoster, Old Norse systir.

Noun

swester f

sister

Descendants

Middle High German: swëster, suster, süster
- German: Schwester
  - → Central Franconian: Schwester
  - → Luxembourgish: Schwëster
- Luxembourgish: Sëschter (archaic)
- Yiddish: שוועסטער‎ (shvester)

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