Where does “fjǫðr” come from?

fjǫðr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic feþrō, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

fjǫðr (Old Norse): feather

Definitions

  1. feather

Ancestry of “fjǫðr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fjǫðr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic feþrō →