Where does “feþerak” come from?

feþerak (Proto-West Germanic) 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.

feþerak (Proto-West Germanic): wing

Definitions

  1. wing

Ancestry of “feþerak”, step by step

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

Words derived from “feþerak”

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