Where does “featheriness” come from?
featheriness (English) comes from English feathery, from English feather, from German feder, from Middle High German vëdere, from Old High German fedara, from Proto-West Germanic feþru, from Proto-Germanic feþrō, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥ — to spread out; to fly.
featheriness (English): The state or quality of being feathery
Definitions
- The state or quality of being feathery
Ancestry of “featheriness”, step by step
featheriness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English feathery
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | feathery | Resembling feathers; Covered with feathers;... |
| 2 | English | feather | A branching, hair-like structure that grows on... |
| 3 | German | feder | feather |
| 4 | Middle High German | vëdere | feather |
| 5 | Old High German | fedara | feather |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | feþru | feather |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | feþrō | feather |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂r̥ | wing; feather |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |