Where does “bladfjær” come from?
bladfjær (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål fjær, from German feder, from Middle High German vëdere, 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.
bladfjær (Norwegian Bokmål): a leaf spring
Definitions
- a leaf spring
Ancestry of “bladfjær”, step by step
bladfjær traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål fjær
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | fjær | a feather; a spring |
| 2 | German | feder | feather |
| 3 | Middle High German | vëdere | feather |
| 4 | Old High German | fedara | feather |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | feþru | feather |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | feþrō | feather |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂r̥ | wing; feather |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |
via Norwegian Bokmål blad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | blad | a blade; a leaf; a newspaper, magazine or... |
| 2 | Old Norse | blað | a leaf of a plant; herb |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bladą | leaf; sheet; blade |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlh̥₃oto | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |