Where does “fethere” come from?

fethere (Old Frisian) 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.

Ancestry of “fethere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfeþera feather; a pen
2Proto-West Germanicfeþrufeather
3Proto-Germanicfeþrōfeather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

Words derived from “fethere”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →