Where does “fjær” come from?
fjær (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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.
fjær (Norwegian Bokmål): a feather; a spring
Definitions
- a feather; a spring
Ancestry of “fjær”, step by step
fjær traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German feder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | feder | feather |
| 2 | Middle High German | vëdere | feather |
| 3 | Old High German | fedara | feather |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | feþru | feather |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | feþrō | feather |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂r̥ | wing; feather |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |
via Old Norse fjǫðr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | fjǫðr | feather |