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Where does “dotter” come from?

dotter (Swedish) comes 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...

dotter (Swedish): daughter; someone's female child

Definitions

  1. daughter; someone's female child

Ancestry of “dotter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishdōttir—
2Old Norsedóttirdaughter
3Proto-Norseᛞᛟᚺᛏᚱᛁᛉdaughters
4Proto-Germanicduhtērdaughter
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰugh₂tḗrdaughter
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewgʰ-to produce, to produce something useful; to be...

Words derived from “dotter”

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