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Where does “undaughterly” come from?

undaughterly (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...

undaughterly (English): Not daughterly

Definitions

  1. Not daughterly

Ancestry of “undaughterly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdaughterlyRelating to or characteristic of a daughter
2EnglishdaughterOne’s female offspring; A female descendant; A...
3Middle Englishdoghter—
4Old Englishdohtordaughter
5Proto-West Germanicdohterdaughter
6Proto-Germanicduhtērdaughter
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰugh₂tḗrdaughter
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewgʰ-to produce, to produce something useful; to be...
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