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Where does “fedara” come from?

fedara (Old High German) 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.

fedara (Old High German): feather

Definitions

  1. feather

Ancestry of “fedara”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fedara”

  • Federweisser
  • Federballspiel
  • Federball
  • Sprungfeder
  • Federzeichnung
  • Feder
  • Federweiß
  • Kontaktfeder
  • Uhrenfeder
  • Federballspieler
  • Schreibfeder
  • Federweißer
  • federleicht
  • Federchen
  • Federspitz
  • Füllfederhalter
  • Federhalter
  • feder
  • vëdere
  • פֿעדער
  • Fieder
  • Routfieder
  • Fedder
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