Where does “vingpenna” come from?

vingpenna (Swedish) comes from Swedish penna, from Latin penna, from Proto-Italic petnā, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

vingpenna (Swedish): a quill, a pinion, a long feather from a bird's...

Definitions

  1. a quill, a pinion, a long feather from a bird's...

Ancestry of “vingpenna”, step by step

vingpenna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish penna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpennaa contour feather, a penna; a quill, a feather...
2Latinpennawing; feather, especially a flight-feather;...
3Proto-Italicpetnāfeather; wing
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
5Proto-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-Italic petnā →
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