Where does “dochter” come from?
dochter (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch dohter, from Proto-West Germanic dohter, from Proto-Germanic duhtēr, from Proto-Indo-European dʰugh₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewgʰ- — to produce, to produce something useful; to be...
dochter (Middle Dutch): daughter
Ancestry of “dochter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | dohter | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | dohter | daughter |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | duhtēr | daughter |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰugh₂tḗr | daughter |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewgʰ- | to produce, to produce something useful; to be... |
Words derived from “dochter”