Where does “ottotytär” come from?

ottotytär (Finnish) comes from Finnish Otto, from German Otto, from Old High German ōt, from Proto-West Germanic aud, from Proto-Germanic audaz — wealth, riches.

ottotytär (Finnish): An adopted daughter

Definitions

  1. An adopted daughter

Ancestry of “ottotytär”, step by step

ottotytär traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Otto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishOttotaking act or action of taking
2GermanOttoOtto
3Old High Germanōtriches; property
4Proto-West Germanicaudwealth, riches
5Proto-Germanicaudazwealth, riches

via Finnish tytär

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtytärdaughter
2Proto-Finnictüt'ärdaughter
3Proto-Balto-Slavicduktḗdaughter
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰugh₂tḗrdaughter
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewgʰ-to produce, to produce something useful; to be...
Every word from Proto-Germanic audaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic aud →Every word from Old High German ōt →
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