Where does “fjäderboll” come from?
fjäderboll (Swedish) comes from Swedish fjäder, 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.
fjäderboll (Swedish): shuttlecock (a lightweight object used in badminton)
Definitions
- shuttlecock (a lightweight object used in badminton)
Ancestry of “fjäderboll”, step by step
fjäderboll traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish fjäder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | fjäder | feather, plume; spring, a mechanical device which... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | fiädher | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | fjǫðr | feather |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | feþrō | feather |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂r̥ | wing; feather |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |
via Swedish boll
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | boll | a ball; a more or less spherical object which is... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | balder | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | bǫllr | round object, sphere, ball; testicle |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | balluz | round object, ball; ball of the hand, foot, etc |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |