Where does “vieteri” come from?
vieteri (Finnish) comes from Swedish fjäder, from Old Swedish fiädher, from Old Norse fjǫðr, from Proto-Germanic feþrō, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.
vieteri (Finnish): spring
Ancestry of “vieteri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | fjäder | feather, plume; spring, a mechanical device which... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | fiädher | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | fjǫðr | feather |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | feþrō | feather |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂r̥ | wing; feather |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |
Words derived from “vieteri”