Where does “fosterdotter” come from?

fosterdotter (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...

fosterdotter (Swedish): a foster daughter

Definitions

  1. a foster daughter

Ancestry of “fosterdotter”, step by step

fosterdotter 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 fostra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfostrato steer (a young person) towards desirable behavior or greater personal development (to foster desirable things), to raise (a child)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewgʰ-