Phrase guide

daughter language

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A language which genetically descends from an earlier parent language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Examples

  • English is a daughter language of Old English.
  • French, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese are daughter languages of Latin.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: daughter

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Probably a calque of German Tochtersprache.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: դուստր լեզու (dustr lezu) — language which genetically descends from earlier, parent language
  • Bulgarian: дъщерен език (dǎšteren ezik) — language which genetically descends from earlier, parent language
  • Chinese Mandarin: 派生語言 /派生语言 — language which genetically descends from earlier, parent language
  • Dutch: dochtertaal — language which genetically descends from earlier, parent language
  • Finnish: tytärkieli — language which genetically descends from earlier, parent language
  • French: langue fille — language which genetically descends from earlier, parent language
  • German: Tochtersprache — language which genetically descends from earlier, parent language
  • Hungarian: utódnyelv — language which genetically descends from earlier, parent language
  • Hungarian: leánynyelv — language which genetically descends from earlier, parent language
  • Limburgish: dochtertaol — language which genetically descends from earlier, parent language
  • Persian: زبان دختر (zabân-e doxtar) — language which genetically descends from earlier, parent language
  • Polish: język wywodzący się z innego — language which genetically descends from earlier, parent language
  • Russian: дочерний язык (dočernij jazyk) — language which genetically descends from earlier, parent language
  • Swedish: dotterspråk — language which genetically descends from earlier, parent language
  • Turkish: yavru dil — language which genetically descends from earlier, parent language