Neuter

Geschwister

sibling

Frequency

C1
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

gschwischterti

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɡəˈʃvɪstər/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German geswister, from Old High German giswestar, equivalent to ge- + Schwester. Compare Old Saxon gisustrōni (“sibling”), Old Frisian swesterne, susterne, sisterne (“siblings”), Old English ġesweostren (“maternal cousin, sister”).

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