Where does “Füllfeder” come from?

Füllfeder (German) comes from German Füllen, from Middle High German vülīn, from Old High German fulīn, from Proto-Germanic fulīną, from Proto-Germanic fulô, from Proto-Indo-European "pl̥Hon-", from Proto-Indo-European pōlH- — animal young.

Füllfeder (German): fountain pen

Definitions

  1. fountain pen

Ancestry of “Füllfeder”, step by step

Füllfeder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Füllen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFüllenAlternative form of Fohlen
2Middle High Germanvülīn—
3Old High Germanfulīn—
4Proto-Germanicfulīną—
5Proto-Germanicfulôfoal
6Proto-Indo-European"pl̥Hon-"—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanpōlH-animal young

via German feder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfederfeather
2Middle High Germanvëderefeather
3Old High Germanfedarafeather
4Proto-West Germanicfeþrufeather
5Proto-Germanicfeþrōfeather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pōlH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European "pl̥Hon-" →Every word from Proto-Germanic fulô →