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
Ancestry of “fjöður”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | fjǫðr | feather |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | feþrō | feather |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂r̥ | wing; feather |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |
Words derived from “fjöður”