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Where does “dotterdotter” come from?

dotterdotter (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...

dotterdotter (Swedish): a granddaughter; the daughter of someone's...

Definitions

  1. a granddaughter; the daughter of someone's...

Ancestry of “dotterdotter”, step by step

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