English
feathershank
feather + shank
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 *(s)keng- ‘to hobble, limp’
Proto-Germanic *skankô
Proto-West Germanic *skankō ‘thigh, shank’
Old English sċanca ‘leg’
Middle English sceonke
English shank
Today it means
noun Any of the genus Schoenocaulon of North American perennial herbaceous flowering plants.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / feathershank