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

Definitions

  1. daughter

Ancestry of “dochter”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dochter

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewgʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰugh₂tḗrEvery word from Proto-Germanic duhtēr