Where does “fjäderbuske” come from?

fjäderbuske (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.

fjäderbuske (Swedish): feather crest

Definitions

  1. feather crest

Ancestry of “fjäderbuske”, step by step

fjäderbuske traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish fjäder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfjäderfeather, plume; spring, a mechanical device which...
2Old Swedishfiädher—
3Old Norsefjǫðrfeather
4Proto-Germanicfeþrōfeather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

via Swedish buske

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbuskebush; a category of plants that is distinguished...
2Old Norsebuskr—
3Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic feþrō →