Where does “Federhalter” come from?

Federhalter (German) comes from German feder, 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.

Federhalter (German): penholder, pen

Definitions

  1. penholder, pen

Ancestry of “Federhalter”, step by step

Federhalter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via German Halter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHalterholder, owner; holder, mount, retainer, bracket
2Middle High Germanhaltære—
3Old High Germanhaltāri—

Words derived from “Federhalter”

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