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Where does “dōttir” come from?

dōttir (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse dóttir, 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...

Ancestry of “dōttir”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dōttir”

  • styvdotter
  • dotter
  • svärdotter
  • brorsdotter
  • systerdotter
  • sondotter
  • dotterdotter
  • dotterson
  • dotterbarn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewgʰ- →