Where does “fjaðurpenni” come from?

fjaðurpenni (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic penni, from Latin penna, from Proto-Italic petnā, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

fjaðurpenni (Icelandic): quill

Definitions

  1. quill

Ancestry of “fjaðurpenni”, step by step

fjaðurpenni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic penni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicpennia pen
2Latinpennawing; feather, especially a flight-feather;...
3Proto-Italicpetnāfeather; wing
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

via Icelandic fjöður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfjöðura feather; a spring
2Old Norsefjǫðrfeather
3Proto-Germanicfeþrōfeather
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥ →Every word from Proto-Italic petnā →