Where does “Ziehtochter” come from?

Ziehtochter (German) comes from German Tochter, from Middle High German tohter, from Old High German tohter, from Proto-Germanic duhtēr, from Proto-Indo-European dʰugh₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewgʰ- — to produce, to produce something useful; to be...

Ziehtochter (German): foster daughter

Definitions

  1. foster daughter

Ancestry of “Ziehtochter”, step by step

Ziehtochter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Tochter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTochterdaughter; subsidiary
2Middle High Germantohterdaughter
3Old High Germantohterdaughter
4Proto-Germanicduhtērdaughter
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰugh₂tḗrdaughter
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewgʰ-to produce, to produce something useful; to be...

via German Ziehen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZiehengerund of ziehen
2Middle High Germanziehento pull
3Old High Germanziohan—
4Proto-West Germanicteuhanto pull; to lead
5Proto-Germanicteuhanąto lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag
6Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰugh₂tḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic duhtēr →