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Where does “dóttir” come from?

dóttir (Icelandic) comes 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): daughter

Definitions

  1. daughter

Ancestry of “dóttir”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dóttir”

  • -dóttir
  • sonardóttir
  • Halldórsdóttir
  • systurdóttir
  • bróðurdóttir
  • stjúpdóttir
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