Where does “tohter” come from?

tohter (Middle High German) comes from Old High German tohter, from Proto-Germanic duhtēr, from Proto-Indo-European dʰugh₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewgʰ- — to produce, to produce something useful; to be...

tohter (Middle High German): daughter

Definitions

  1. daughter

Ancestry of “tohter”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tohter”

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