Where does “fjøður” come from?

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

fjøður (Faroese): feather (birds)

Definitions

  1. feather (birds)

Ancestry of “fjøður”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fjøður”

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