Where does “Pfauenfeder” come from?

Pfauenfeder (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.

Pfauenfeder (German): peacock feather

Definitions

  1. peacock feather

Ancestry of “Pfauenfeder”, step by step

Pfauenfeder 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 Pfau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPfaupeacock; the constellation Pavo
2Middle Englishpawepaw; claw, talon; rough, vicious hand
3Old Frenchpoue—
4Frankishpōta—
5Proto-Germanicputōnąto stick, stab, poke; to push
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbud-to shoot, sprout; to swell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic feþrō →