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
Ancestry of “fjer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Danish | fiæthær | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | fjǫðr | feather |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | feþrō | feather |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂r̥ | wing; feather |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |
Words derived from “fjer”