Where does “featherwood” come from?
featherwood (English) comes from English peckerwood, from English woodpecker, from English Wood, from English Frog, from Portuguese froco, from Latin floccus, from Frankish flokko, from Proto-Germanic *flukkô — to fly, flow, run.
featherwood (English): A white female inmate, especially one who is...
Definitions
- A white female inmate, especially one who is...
Ancestry of “featherwood”, step by step
featherwood traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English peckerwood
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | peckerwood | A woodpecker; A peckerwood sawmill; A white... |
| 2 | English | woodpecker | Any bird of many-species subfamily Picinae, with... |
| 3 | English | Wood | An English topographic surname for someone who lived in or near a wood |
| 4 | English | Frog | Alternative form of frog |
| 5 | Portuguese | froco | flock |
| 6 | Latin | floccus | tuft, wisp of wool |
| 7 | Frankish | flokko | down, wool, flock |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *flukkô | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
via English feather
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | feather | A branching, hair-like structure that grows on... |
| 2 | German | feder | feather |
| 3 | Middle High German | vëdere | feather |
| 4 | Old High German | fedara | feather |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | feþru | feather |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | feþrō | feather |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂r̥ | wing; feather |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |