Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/duhtēr

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Pre-Germanic *dʰuktḗr, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰugh₂tḗr.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdux.tɛːr/

Noun

*duhtēr f

daughter

Inflection

r-stemDeclension of *duhtēr (r-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*duhtēr	*duhtriz
vocative	*duhter	*duhtriz
accusative	*duhterų	*duhtrunz
genitive	*duhturz	*duhtrǫ̂
dative	*duhtri	*duhtrumaz
instrumental	*duhtrē	*duhtrumiz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *dohter
- Old English: dohtor, dohtur; dohter; dochtor, dæhter
  - Middle English: doughter
    - English: daughter
      - Kriol: doda
    - Scots: dochter
    - Yola: doughtere, daughtere
- Old Frisian: dochter
  - North Frisian:
    Föhr-Amrum, Mooring: doochter
    Sylt: Daachter
  - Saterland Frisian: Dochter
  - West Frisian: dochter
- Old Saxon: dohtar
  - Middle Low German: dochter
    - German Low German: Dochter
- Old Dutch: dohter
  - Middle Dutch: dochter
    - Dutch: dochter
      - Afrikaans: dogter
      - Jersey Dutch: doxter
      - Negerhollands: dochter, dogter
      - Petjo: dohter
    - Limburgish: dóchter
- Old High German: tohter
  - Middle High German: tohter
    - Alemannic German: Tochter
      Italian Walser: techter, töchter, tachter
    - Bavarian:
      Cimbrian: tochtar, toustar, tochtar
      Mòcheno: tochter
      Udinese: tochter, touchter, toachtar
    - Central Franconian:
      Kölsch: Dochter
    - German: Tochter
    - Luxembourgish: Duechter
    - Rhine Franconian:
      Pennsylvania German: Dochder
    - Vilamovian: tohter
    - Yiddish: טאָכטער (tokhter)
Proto-Norse: ᛞᛟᚺᛏᚱᛁᛉ pl (dohtriʀ), *ᛞᛟᚺᛏᛖᚱ (*dohter)
- Old Norse: dóttir f sg
  - Icelandic: dóttir
  - Faroese: dóttir
  - Norwegian Nynorsk: dotter
  - Elfdalian: duotter
  - Old Swedish: dōttir, (Dalian law) doctir
    - Swedish: dotter
  - Danish: datter
    - Norwegian Bokmål: datter
Gothic: 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌰𐍂 (dauhtar)

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