Where does “brorsdotter” come from?

brorsdotter (Swedish) comes from Swedish dotter, from Old Swedish dōttir, 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...

brorsdotter (Swedish): Fraternal niece

Definitions

  1. Fraternal niece

Ancestry of “brorsdotter”, step by step

brorsdotter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish dotter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdotterdaughter; someone's female child
2Old Swedishdōttirdaughter
3Old Norsedóttirdaughter
4Proto-Norseᛞᛟᚺᛏᚱᛁᛉdaughters
5Proto-Germanicduhtērdaughter
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰugh₂tḗrdaughter
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewgʰ-to produce, to produce something useful; to be...

via Swedish bror

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbrora brother, a contracted form of "broder"
2Old Swedishbroþirbrother
3Old Norsebróðirbrother
4Proto-Germanicbrōþērbrother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰugh₂tḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic duhtēr →