Where does “fjaðurstafur” come from?

fjaðurstafur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic stafur, from Old Norse stafr, from Proto-Norse ᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ, from Proto-Germanic stabaz, from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ- — to stand still; to harden.

fjaðurstafur (Icelandic): quill

Definitions

  1. quill

Ancestry of “fjaðurstafur”, step by step

fjaðurstafur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic stafur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicstafura letter, a symbol in the alphabet; a stick; a...
2Old Norsestafrstaff
3Proto-Norseᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ—
4Proto-Germanicstabazstaff, stick
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ-to stand still; to harden

via Icelandic fjöður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfjöðura feather; a spring
2Old Norsefjǫðrfeather
3Proto-Germanicfeþrōfeather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

Words derived from “fjaðurstafur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stabaz →Every word from Proto-Norse ᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ →