Where does “daughterliness” come from?
daughterliness (English) comes from English daughterly, from English daughter, from Middle English doghter, from Old English dohtor, from Proto-West Germanic dohter, from Proto-Germanic duhtēr, from Proto-Indo-European dʰugh₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewgʰ- — to produce, to produce something useful; to be...
daughterliness (English): The quality of being daughterly
Definitions
- The quality of being daughterly
Ancestry of “daughterliness”, step by step
daughterliness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English daughterly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | daughterly | Relating to or characteristic of a daughter |
| 2 | English | daughter | One’s female offspring; A female descendant; A... |
| 3 | Middle English | doghter | A daughter; one's female offspring |
| 4 | Old English | dohtor | daughter |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | dohter | daughter |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | duhtēr | daughter |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰugh₂tḗr | daughter |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewgʰ- | to produce, to produce something useful; to be... |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |