Where does “fjäder” come from?

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

fjäder (Swedish): feather, plume; spring, a mechanical device which...

Definitions

  1. feather, plume; spring, a mechanical device which...

Ancestry of “fjäder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishfiädher—
2Old Norsefjǫðrfeather
3Proto-Germanicfeþrōfeather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

Words derived from “fjäder”

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