moster

Danish

/mɔstər/

noun

Definitions

maternal aunt the sister of one's mother

Etymology

Com from Danish mor (mother) + Danish søster (sister)inherited from Old Norse móðursystir.

Origin

Old Norse

móðursystir

Gloss

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

mauther English
moster Swedish
móðir Old Norse
móðursystir Old Norse
bonusmor Danish
faster Danish
halvsøster Danish
mor Danish
morbror Danish
papmor Danish
plasticmor Danish
rugemor Danish
stedmor Danish
svigermor Danish
søster Danish
systær Old Danish