dohtor

Old English

Alternative forms

• dohtur — Mercian
• dohter — Northumbrian
• dochtor, dæhter

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *dohter. See there for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdox.tor/

Noun

dohtor f

1. daughter
   • Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

     ⁊ þǣre ilcan nihte wes Ēadwine[s] dohtor ācenned.

     And on that same night Edwin's daughter was born.

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	dohtor	dohtor, dohtra, dohtru
accusative	dohtor	dohtor, dohtra, dohtru
genitive	dohtor	dohtra
dative	dehter	dohtrum

Descendants

• Middle English: doughter
  • English: daughter
    • Australian Kriol: doda
  • Scots: dochter, daiter (rare, Orkney), daowter, dowter, dather (obsolete), dauchter, dother, douchter
  • Yola: doughtere, daughtere