Sisterhood
/ˈsɪstərˌhʊd/noun
The state or relationship of being sisters, or a close bond among women.
Did you know?The first half comes from a very old Germanic word for “sister,” while the -hood ending is the same ancient kinship suffix behind words like childhood and neighborhood.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*swésōr
“sister”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*swesterō
“sister”
Old English
OE
sweostor
“sister”
Old English
OE
-hād
“state, condition, rank”
Middle English
ME
susterhode
“the state or condition of being sisters; sisterly association”
Modern English
English
sisterhood
“the state or relationship of being sisters; a close bond among women”