Etymology

sister-german

Today it means: A sister born of the same parents Full definition →

Middle English sister germain ← Anglo-Norman and Middle French suer germaine ← Classical Latin germāna soror
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  1. Classical Latin · derived fromgermāna soror
  2. Anglo-Norman and Middle French · derived fromsuer germaine
  3. Middle English · inherited fromsister germain
  4. English todaysister-german

From Middle English sister germain, equivalent to sister + german, after Anglo-Norman and Middle French suer germaine and its etymon Classical Latin germāna soror.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.