Where does “daughter” come from?
Daughter comes from Middle English doughter, Old English dohtor, Proto-West Germanic dohter, Proto-Germanic duhtēr, and Proto-Indo-European dʰugh₂tḗr, ultimately derived from the Proto-Indo-European root dʰewgʰ-.
daughter (English): One’s female offspring; A female descendant; A...
Definitions
- One’s female offspring; A female descendant; A...
Ancestry of “daughter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | doghter | — |
| 2 | Old English | dohtor | daughter |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | dohter | daughter |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | duhtēr | daughter |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰugh₂tḗr | daughter |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewgʰ- | to produce, to produce something useful; to be... |
Words derived from “daughter”