Where does “granddaughter-in-law” come from?
granddaughter-in-law (English) comes from English granddaughter, 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...
granddaughter-in-law (English): The wife of one's grandson
Definitions
- The wife of one's grandson
Ancestry of “granddaughter-in-law”, step by step
granddaughter-in-law traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English granddaughter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | granddaughter | The daughter of someone's child |
| 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 in-law
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | in-law | A relative by marriage (or through affinity) |
| 2 | English | -in-law | Related through marriage |
| 3 | English | mother-in-law | The mother of one's spouse; A mother-in-law... |
| 4 | Middle English | moder in lawe | mother-in-law |