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

Derived terms

giswestar (“sibling”)
- Middle High German: geswister
  - German: Geschwister
  - ⇒ Cimbrian: gasbìstarde

Descendants

Middle High German: swëster, suster, süster
- Alemannic German: Schwöschter
  Italian Walser: schweschter
- Bavarian:
  Cimbrian: sbestar, sbéstar, sbeistar
  
  Mòcheno: schbester
  
  Udinese: schbeschter, schbeister, sghbeistar
- Central Franconian: Sester, Söster (obsolete)
- German: Schwester
  - → Central Franconian: Schwester
  - → Luxembourgish: Schwëster
- Hunsrik: Schwesder
- Luxembourgish: Sëschter (archaic)
- Pennsylvania German: Schweschder
- Vilamovian: syster
- Yiddish: שוועסטער (shvester)

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