Daughter
/ˈdɔː.tər/noun
A female child or offspring.
Did you know?The word 'daughter' has roots in the Proto-Indo-European word meaning 'to draw out', symbolizing the act of pulling life and lineage into the world.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*dʰugh₂tēr
“A female child, literally 'the one drawn out'.”
Old English
OE
dohtor
“A female offspring, reinforcing the connection to lineage.”
Old High German
OHG
tohter
“A term for daughter, showing its spread in Germanic languages.”
Middle English
ME
doughter
“An evolution in spelling, maintaining the meaning of 'female child'.”
Modern English
English
daughter
“The contemporary form, still referring to a female offspring.”