Where does “fjærlett” come from?

fjærlett (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.

fjærlett (Norwegian Bokmål): feather-light, light as a feather, feathery

Definitions

  1. feather-light, light as a feather, feathery

Ancestry of “fjærlett”, step by step

fjærlett traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål fjær

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfjæra feather; a spring
2Germanfederfeather
3Middle High Germanvëderefeather
4Old High Germanfedarafeather
5Proto-West Germanicfeþrufeather
6Proto-Germanicfeþrōfeather
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

via Norwegian Bokmål lett

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålletteasy; light; easily, lightly
2Old Norseléttrlight; easy
3Proto-Germaniclinhtazlight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic feþrō →