Where does “рейсфедер” come from?

рейсфедер (Russian) comes from German Reißfeder, from German feder, from Middle High German vëdere, from Old High German fedara, from Proto-West Germanic feþru, from Proto-Germanic feþrō, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

рейсфедер (Russian): ruling pen, drawing pen

Definitions

  1. ruling pen, drawing pen

Ancestry of “рейсфедер”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanReißfederruling pen
2Germanfederfeather
3Middle High Germanvëderefeather
4Old High Germanfedarafeather
5Proto-West Germanicfeþrufeather
6Proto-Germanicfeþrōfeather
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
8Proto-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 →