dogter

Afrikaans

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dʰewgʰ-?

Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr

Proto-Indo-European *dʰugh₂tḗr

Proto-Germanic *duhtēr

Proto-West Germanic *dohter

Old Dutch dohter

Middle Dutch dochter

Dutch dochter

Afrikaans dogter

Inherited from Dutch dochter, from Middle Dutch dochter, from Old Dutch dohter, from Proto-West Germanic *dohter, from Proto-Germanic *duhtēr, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰugh₂tḗr, possibly from *dʰewgʰ- + *-tḗr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɔχ.tər/

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Noun

dogter (plural dogters, diminutive dogtertjie)

1. daughter

   Antonym: seun

2. girl

   Synonyms: meisie, meisiekind

   Antonym: seun

Derived terms

• dogtertjie
• kleindogter