Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fiþriją

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From the nominative stem of the Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ ~ pth₂én-, from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- (“to fly”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɸi.θri.jɑ̃/

Noun

*fiþriją n

1. feathers (collectively); plumage
2. wing

Inflection

neuter ja-stemDeclension of *fiþriją (neuter ja-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*fiþriją	*fiþrijō
vocative	*fiþriją	*fiþrijō
accusative	*fiþriją	*fiþrijō
genitive	*fiþrijas, *fiþrīs	*fiþrijǫ̂
dative	*fiþrijai	*fiþrijamaz
instrumental	*fiþrijō	*fiþrijamiz

Derived terms

• *fiþrijōną

Related terms

• *feþrakaz
• *feþrō

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *fiþrī
  • Old English: fiþre, fiþere
    • Middle English: fither, fether (merged with descendant of Old English feþer)
  • Old Dutch: *gifithri
    • Middle Dutch: gevedere
      • Dutch: geveder
  • Old High German: *fidari, fedari
    • Middle High German: *fidere, fider, vider
      • ⇒ Middle High German: gefidere, gevidere, gevider
        • German: Gefieder
• Old Norse: fiðri
  • Icelandic: fiðri, fiður
  • Faroese: fiðri