Where does “solfjäder” come from?

solfjäder (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.

solfjäder (Swedish): fan; a hand-held device consisting of...

Definitions

  1. fan; a hand-held device consisting of...

Ancestry of “solfjäder”, step by step

solfjäder 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 söl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsöllingering, sluttery, gluttony
2Old Swedishsōlsun
3Old Norsesólsun
4Proto-Germanic*sōl—

Words derived from “solfjäder”

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