Where does “Feder” come from?

Feder (German) comes from Middle High German vëdere, from Old High German fedara, from Proto-West Germanic feþru, from Proto-Germanic feþrō, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

Feder (German): feather; a spring of a machine or gadget; a pen,...

Definitions

  1. feather; a spring of a machine or gadget; a pen,...

Ancestry of “Feder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvëderefeather
2Old High Germanfedarafeather
3Proto-West Germanicfeþrufeather
4Proto-Germanicfeþrōfeather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

Words derived from “Feder”

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