sister-german

English

Etymology

From Middle English sister germain, equivalent to sister +‎ german, after Anglo-Norman and Middle French suer germaine and its etymon Classical Latin germāna soror.[1]

Noun

sister-german (plural sisters-german) (archaic)

  1. A sister born of the same parents

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References

  1. ^ “sister-german, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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