Etymograph

English

Feder

Feder comes from German Feder ‘feather’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- ‘to spread out’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peth₂-‘to spread out’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*péth₂r̥‘feather’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*feþrō‘feather’reconstructed
  4. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*feþru‘feather’reconstructed
  5. Old High Germanc. 750–1050fëdara‘feather’
  6. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350vëdere‘feather’
  7. Germanc. 1650–presentFeder‘feather’
  8. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peth₂-‘to spread out’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*péth₂r̥‘feather’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*feþrō‘feather’reconstructed
  4. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*feþru‘feather’reconstructed
  5. Old High Germanc. 750–1050fëdara‘feather’
  6. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350vëdere‘feather’
  7. Germanc. 1650–presentFeder‘feather’
  8. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- ‘to spread out’

pass, mile, expansion, repeat, compete, pen, expand, petition, patent, competitor, symptom, perpetual, spawn, impetus, expanse, perpetuate, pennant, petulant, perpetuity, patina, pinion, impetuous, patella, pata, penna, petulance, 83 more

through Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ ‘feather’

helicopter, feather, 22 more

Today it means

name A surname from German, equivalent to English Feather.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- / Feder

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