Where does “-dóttir” come from?
-dóttir (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic dóttir, from Old Norse dóttir, from Proto-Norse ᛞᛟᚺᛏᚱᛁᛉ, from Proto-Germanic duhtēr, from Proto-Indo-European dʰugh₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewgʰ- — to produce, to produce something useful; to be...
-dóttir (Icelandic): Added to a given name to form a patronymic or...
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Ancestry of “-dóttir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | dóttir | daughter |
| 2 | Old Norse | dóttir | daughter |
| 3 | Proto-Norse | ᛞᛟᚺᛏᚱᛁᛉ | daughters |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | duhtēr | daughter |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰugh₂tḗr | daughter |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewgʰ- | to produce, to produce something useful; to be... |