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dohtor

dohtor

Old English

Noun

dohtor f

  1. daughter
    Ðu scealt cenest sunu and dohtor.
    Thou shalt bring forth a son and daughter.

Declension

Descendants

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *duhtēr, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰugh₂tḗr.

Germanic cognates: Old Saxon dohtar, Old High German tohter (German Tochter), Old Dutch dohter (Dutch dochter), Old Norse dóttir (Danish datter, Swedish dotter), Gothic 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌰𐍂 ‎(dauhtar).

Indo-European cognates: Sanskrit दुहितृ ‎(duhitṛ), Avestan dugədar-, Gaulish duxtīr, Greek θυγάτηρ ‎(thygátir), Lithuanian duktẽ, Proto-Slavic *dъťi (Old Church Slavonic дъщи ‎(dŭšti), Russian дочь ‎(dočʹ)), Tocharian A ckācar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdohtor/, [ˈdoxtor]

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