English

half-sister

Equivalent to half- + sister.

Proto-Germanic *halbaz ‘half’

Proto-Germanic *halba-

English half-

Proto-Indo-European *swésōr ‘sister’

Proto-Germanic *swestēr ‘sister’

Proto-West Germanic *swester ‘sister’

Old English sweostor ‘sister’

Middle English suster ‘sister’

Today it means

noun —

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / half-sister