Where does “feþru” come from?

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

feþru (Proto-West Germanic): feather

Definitions

  1. feather

Ancestry of “feþru”, step by step

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

Words derived from “feþru”

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