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Where does “feder” come from?

feder (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese feder, from Latin fetere, from Latin feteo, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

feder (Galician): to stink, reek; first/third-person singular...

Definitions

  1. to stink, reek; first/third-person singular...

Ancestry of “feder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesefeder—
2Latinfeteresecond-person singular present passive...
3LatinfeteoI have a bad smell, stink
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “feder”

  • fedello
  • fedo
  • federa
  • fedellar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →