Where does “fjöður” come from?

fjöður (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse fjǫðr, from Proto-Germanic feþrō, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

fjöður (Icelandic): a feather; a spring

Definitions

  1. a feather; a spring

Ancestry of “fjöður”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefjǫðrfeather
2Proto-Germanicfeþrōfeather
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

Words derived from “fjöður”

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