An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Geschwister

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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Friedrich Kluge2511307An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G — Geschwister1891John Francis Davis

​ Geschwister, plur. (prop. neut. sing.), from the equiv. MidHG. geswister (geswisterde), neut. plur., ‘brothers and sisters,’ OHG. giswistar, plur.; akin to Schwester.

​ Geschwister, read OHG. giswëster.

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