Where does “dochter” come from?

dochter (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian dochter, from Germanic *dohter, from Proto-Germanic duhtēr, from Proto-Indo-European dʰugh₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewgʰ- — to produce, to produce something useful; to be...

dochter (West Frisian): daughter

Definitions

  1. daughter

Ancestry of “dochter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiandochterdaughter
2Germanic*dohter—
3Proto-Germanicduhtērdaughter
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰugh₂tḗrdaughter
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewgʰ-to produce, to produce something useful; to be...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰugh₂tḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic duhtēr →