Where does “feþerbære” come from?
feþerbære (Old English) comes from Old English feþer, from Proto-West Germanic feþru, from Proto-Germanic feþrō, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.
feþerbære (Old English): feathered, winged
Ancestry of “feþerbære”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | feþer | a feather; a pen |
| 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 |