Where does “svigerdatter” come from?
svigerdatter (Danish) comes from German Schwiegertochter, from German Tochter, from Middle High German tohter, from Old High German tohter, from Proto-Germanic duhtēr, from Proto-Indo-European dʰugh₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewgʰ- — to produce, to produce something useful; to be...
svigerdatter (Danish): daughter-in-law
Definitions
- daughter-in-law
Ancestry of “svigerdatter”, step by step
svigerdatter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Schwiegertochter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schwiegertochter | daughter-in-law |
| 2 | German | Tochter | daughter; subsidiary |
| 3 | Middle High German | tohter | daughter |
| 4 | Old High German | tohter | daughter |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | duhtēr | daughter |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰugh₂tḗr | daughter |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewgʰ- | to produce, to produce something useful; to be... |