Where does “federă” come from?

federă (Polabian) comes from Middle Low German vēdere, from Old Saxon fethara, from Proto-West Germanic feþru, from Proto-Germanic feþrō, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

federă (Polabian): godmother

Definitions

  1. godmother

Ancestry of “federă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvēdere—
2Old Saxonfethara—
3Proto-West Germanicfeþrufeather
4Proto-Germanicfeþrōfeather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic feþrō →