Where does “dohtor” come from?
dohtor (Old English) comes 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...
dohtor (Old English): daughter
Definitions
- daughter
Ancestry of “dohtor”, step by step
dohtor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-West Germanic dohter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | dohter | daughter |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | duhtēr | daughter |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰugh₂tḗr | daughter |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewgʰ- | to produce, to produce something useful; to be... |
via Proto-Germanic *dohter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *dohter | — |