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.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdux.tɛːr/

Noun

*duhtēr f

  1. daughter

Inflection

Declension 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

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*duhter-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 107