English
featherblade
feather + blade
Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- ‘to fly’
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Proto-Germanic *feþrō
Proto-West Germanic *feþru
Old English feþer
Middle English fethere ‘a wing feather’
English feather
Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- ‘to thrive, bloom’
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Proto-West Germanic *blad ‘leaf’
Old English blæd ‘leaf’
Middle English blad ‘a leaf’
Middle English blade
English blade
Today it means
noun Synonym of flat iron steak.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / featherblade