stepdaughter

Meaning

Noun

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Origin

  • From Middle English stepdoughter, stepdoghter, steopdohter, from Old English stēopdohtor, from Proto-Germanic *steupaduhtēr, equivalent to step- + daughter.
  • Cognate with Saterland Frisian Stäifdochter, West Frisian styfdochter, Dutch stiefdochter, German Low German Steevdochter, German Stieftochter, Danish steddatter, Swedish styvdotter, Icelandic stjúpdóttir.

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