Feder

German (Berlin)

/ˈfeːdəʁ/

noun
Definitions
  • feather
  • a spring of a machine or gadget
  • a pen, used as a writing tool in ancient times

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German fedara (feather) inherited from *feþru inherited from Proto-Germanic *feþrō (feather).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*feþrō

Gloss

feather

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

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