ᛞᛟᚺᛏᚱᛁᛉ

Proto-Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *duhtriz (“daughters”).

Noun

ᛞᛟᚺᛏᚱᛁᛉ (dohtriʀ) f (nominative plural)

1. daughters
   • 5th century, Tune stone:

     ᚦᚱᛁᛃᛟᛉᛞᛟᚺᛏᚱᛁᛉ

     þrijoʀdohtriʀ

     three daughters

Descendants

• 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