Where does “påskfjäder” come from?

påskfjäder (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.

påskfjäder (Swedish): a dyed feather as an Easter decoration (usually in a bundle of (birch) twigs (påskris))

Definitions

  1. a dyed feather as an Easter decoration (usually in a bundle of (birch) twigs (påskris))

Ancestry of “påskfjäder”, step by step

påskfjäder 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 påsk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishpåskPassover; Easter
2Old Norsepáskar—
3Medieval Latinpascha—
4Ancient GreekΠάσχαEaster
5Aramaicפסחא—
6HebrewפֶּסַחPassover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic feþrō →