swestar

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.

Noun

swestar f

1. sister

Declension

Declension of swestar (r-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	swestar	swestar
accusative	swestar	swestar
genitive	swestar	swestarō
dative	swestar	swestarum
instrumental	—	—

Descendants

• Middle Low German: süster, syster, swester
  • Low German: swester, süster, syster
  • Plautdietsch: Sesta

Proto-Norse

Romanization

swestar

1. Romanization of ᛊᚹᛖᛊᛏᚨᚱ