Where does “Fieder” come from?

Fieder (Luxembourgish) comes 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.

Fieder (Luxembourgish): feather

Definitions

  1. feather

Ancestry of “Fieder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfedarafeather
2Proto-West Germanicfeþrufeather
3Proto-Germanicfeþrōfeather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

Words derived from “Fieder”

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