sweoster
Old English
Alternative forms
- sweostor, sƿeoster
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr. Compare Old Frisian swester, Old Saxon and Old High German swestar, Old Norse systir.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsweoster/
Noun
sweoster n
- sister
Descendants
- English: sister (in part, also from Old Norse)