datter

From Old Norse dóttir, from Proto-Norse ᛞᛟᚺᛏᚱᛁᛉ (dohtriʀ, “daughters”), from Proto-Germanic *duhtēr, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰugh₂tḗr (“daughter”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈdadɐ/, [ˈd̥æɾɐ], [ˈtæɾɒ̽]
• Rhymes: -atʌ

datter c (singular definite datteren, plural indefinite døtre)

1. daughter

• “datter” in Den Danske Ordbog

datter

1. Contraction of dat dāer.

From Old Norse dóttir, from Proto-Norse ᛞᛟᚺᛏᚱᛁᛉ (dohtriʀ, “daughters”), from Proto-Germanic *duhtēr, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰugh₂tḗr (“daughter”). Cognate with Danish datter, Swedish dotter, Icelandic dóttir, Gothic 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌰𐍂 (dauhtar), German Tochter, Dutch dochter, and English daughter.

• IPA^(key): /²dɑtːəɾ/

datter m or f (definite singular dattera or datteren, indefinite plural døtre or døtrer, definite plural døtrene)

1. a daughter

   Hvor gammel er dattera di nå?

   How old is your daughter now?

• far, pappa
• mor, mamma
• bror, søster, søsken
• sønn

• dotter (Nynorsk)

• “datter” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• Falk, Hjalmar, Torp, Alf (1903–06) Etymologisk ordbog over det norske og det danske sprog [Etymological Dictionary of the Norwegian and Danish Languages], page 100