Where does “vëdere” come from?
vëdere (Middle High German) 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.
Ancestry of “vëdere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | fedara | feather |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | feþru | feather |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | feþrō | feather |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂r̥ | wing; feather |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |
Words derived from “vëdere”