Where does “fethara” come from?

fethara (Old Dutch) comes 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 “fethara”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fethara

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥Every word from Proto-Germanic feþrō