Where does “fjer” come from?

fjer (Danish) comes from Old Danish fiæthær, from Old Norse fjǫðr, from Proto-Germanic feþrō, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

fjer (Danish): feather

Definitions

  1. feather

Ancestry of “fjer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishfiæthær—
2Old Norsefjǫðrfeather
3Proto-Germanicfeþrōfeather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

Words derived from “fjer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic feþrō →