fjäder

Swedish

noun
Definitions
  • feather, plume
  • spring, a mechanical device which can store energy

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish fiädher inherited from Old Norse fjǫðr (feather) inherited from Proto-Germanic *feþrō (feather) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥, pth₂én- (wing, feather), *peth₂- (fly, spread out, fall).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*peth₂-

Gloss

fly, spread out, fall

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

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