Fedder

Pennsylvania German

noun
Definitions
  • feather
  • pen writing implement
  • spring coil

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German fedara (feather) inherited from *feþru inherited from Proto-Germanic *feþrō (feather) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ (wing, feather).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*péth₂r̥

Gloss

wing, feather

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji
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