Where does “fjäderfä” come from?

fjäderfä (Swedish) comes from Swedish fä, from Swedish hund, from Old Swedish hunder, from Old Norse hundr, from Proto-Germanic hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.

fjäderfä (Swedish): fowl

Definitions

  1. fowl

Ancestry of “fjäderfä”, step by step

fjäderfä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish fä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfäcreature, cattle; A mindlessly behaving animal
2Swedishhunda dog; a hound
3Old Swedishhunderdog
4Old Norsehundra dog
5Proto-Germanichundazdog
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwn̥tós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog

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

Words derived from “fjäderfä”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós →Every word from Proto-Germanic hundaz →