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Where does “dóttir” come from?

dóttir (Old Norse) comes 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 (Old Norse): daughter

Definitions

  1. daughter

Ancestry of “dóttir”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dóttir”

  • dotter
  • sondotter
  • dotterdotter
  • brorsdotter
  • systerdotter
  • dotterson
  • dotterbarn
  • styvdotter
  • svärdotter
  • stedatter
  • svigerdatter
  • datter
  • tenåringsdatter
  • datterselskap
  • dotter
  • stedotter
  • datter
  • svigerdatter
  • Halldórsdóttir
  • stjúpdóttir
  • dóttir
  • -dóttir
  • sonardóttir
  • bróðurdóttir
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