Where does “dochter” come from?

dochter (Scots) comes from Middle English doughter, from Old English dohtor, 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 (Scots): daughter

Definitions

  1. daughter

Ancestry of “dochter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishdoughterOne's daughter; one's female direct progeny; One...
2Old Englishdohtordaughter
3Proto-West Germanicdohterdaughter
4Proto-Germanicduhtērdaughter
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰugh₂tḗrdaughter
6Proto-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 dʰugh₂tḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic duhtēr →