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Where does “bróðurdóttir” come from?

bróðurdóttir (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...

bróðurdóttir (Icelandic): fraternal niece

Definitions

  1. fraternal niece

Ancestry of “bróðurdóttir”, 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...
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