Where does “styvdotter” come from?

styvdotter (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...

styvdotter (Swedish): a stepdaughter; someone's spouse's daughter by a...

Definitions

  1. a stepdaughter; someone's spouse's daughter by a...

Ancestry of “styvdotter”, step by step

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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewgʰ- →