Feder
Meaning
Concepts
Synonyms
Tuschfeder
Springfeder
Federapparat
Ziehfeder
Zeichenfeder
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈfeːdəʁ/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German vëdere, from Old High German fedara (akin to Old Saxon fethara), from Proto-West Germanic *feþru, from Proto-Germanic *feþrō, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ ~ pth₂én- (“feather, wing”), from *peth₂- (“to fly”). Compare Low German Fedder, Dutch veder, veer, English feather, Danish fjer, Swedish fjäder.
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