Etymology

sisterly

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Today it means: Of or characteristic of sisters. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English sister
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sisterly · adjective1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*swé
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ésh₂r̥
  3. Proto-Indo-European*su-h₁ésh₂-ōr?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*swé
  5. Proto-Indo-European*swésōr
  6. Proto-Germanic*swestēr
  7. Proto-West Germanic*swester
  8. Old Englishsweostor
  9. Middle Englishsuster
  10. Englishsister
  11. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  12. Proto-Germanic*līką
  13. English todaysisterly

From sister + -ly (adjectival suffix).

sisterly · adverb2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*swé
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ésh₂r̥
  3. Proto-Indo-European*su-h₁ésh₂-ōr?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*swé
  5. Proto-Indo-European*swésōr
  6. Proto-Germanic*swestēr
  7. Proto-West Germanic*swester
  8. Old Englishsweostor
  9. Middle Englishsuster
  10. Englishsister
  11. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  12. Proto-Germanic*līką
  13. English todaysisterly

From sister + -ly (adverbial suffix).

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