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...

Definitions

  1. Added to a given name to form a patronymic or...

Ancestry of “-dóttir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicdóttirdaughter
2Old Norsedóttirdaughter
3Proto-Norseᛞᛟᚺᛏᚱᛁᛉdaughters
4Proto-Germanicduhtērdaughter
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰugh₂tḗrdaughter
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewgʰ-to produce, to produce something useful; to be...

Words derived from “-dóttir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰugh₂tḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic duhtēr →