Where does “vingfjäder” come from?

vingfjäder (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.

vingfjäder (Swedish): a wingfeather (feather of a bird's wing)

Definitions

  1. a wingfeather (feather of a bird's wing)

Ancestry of “vingfjäder”, step by step

vingfjäder 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 vinge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvingewing
2Old Norsevængrwing
3Proto-Germanicwēngijaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic feþrō →