Where does “guddotter” come from?
guddotter (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...
guddotter (Swedish): a goddaughter
Definitions
- a goddaughter
Ancestry of “guddotter”, step by step
guddotter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish dotter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | dotter | daughter; someone's female child |
| 2 | Old Swedish | dōttir | daughter |
| 3 | Old Norse | dóttir | daughter |
| 4 | Proto-Norse | ᛞᛟᚺᛏᚱᛁᛉ | daughters |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | duhtēr | daughter |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰugh₂tḗr | daughter |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewgʰ- | to produce, to produce something useful; to be... |
via Swedish gud
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | gud | a god |
| 2 | Old English | guþ | battle, combat |
| 3 | Old Norse | goð | the æsir, a clan of vættir nature beings that... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gudą | invoked one; god, deity |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gastiz | stranger, guest |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstis | stranger, host |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |