Where does “guid-dochter” come from?
guid-dochter (Scots) comes from Scots guid, from Middle English gude, from Old English gōd, from Proto-West Germanic gōd, from Proto-Germanic gudą, from Proto-Germanic gastiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
guid-dochter (Scots): daughter-in-law
Definitions
- daughter-in-law
Ancestry of “guid-dochter”, step by step
guid-dochter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Scots guid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scots | guid | good; of good social standing, respectable; good,... |
| 2 | Middle English | gude | — |
| 3 | Old English | gōd | a good thing, advantage, benefit, gift; good,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gōd | good |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gudą | invoked one; god, deity |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gastiz | stranger, guest |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstis | stranger, host |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
via Scots dochter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scots | dochter | daughter |
| 2 | Middle English | doughter | One's daughter; one's female direct progeny; One... |
| 3 | Old English | dohtor | daughter |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | dohter | daughter |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | duhtēr | daughter |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰugh₂tḗr | daughter |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewgʰ- | to produce, to produce something useful; to be... |