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Feder.

feather

5 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfeːdər/[ˈfeː.dɐ]

  1. feather

    feminine

  2. spring (of a machine or gadget)

    feminine

  3. quill pen

    feminine · historical

  4. nib (of a fountain pen)

    feminine

  5. penholder, fountain pen

    feminine · metonymically
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ Proto-Germanic *feþrō Proto-West Germanic *feþru Old High German fëdara Middle High German vëdere German Feder From Middle High German vëdere, from Old High German fëdara (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.

name/ˈfeːdər/[ˈfeː.dɐ]

  1. a surname, equivalent to English Feather

    feminine · masculine · proper-noun · surname
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ Proto-Germanic *feþrō Proto-West Germanic *feþru Old High German fëdara Middle High German vëdere German Feder From Middle High German vëdere, from Old High German fëdara (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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