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

Declension 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

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *fiþrī
    • Old English: fiþre, fiþere
      • Middle English: fither, fether (merged with descendant of Old English feþer)
    • Old Dutch: *fitheri
      • ⇒ Middle Dutch: gevedere
        • ⇒ Dutch: gevederte
          • → West Frisian: gefeart
    • Old High German: *fidari, fedari
      • Middle High German: *fidere, fider, vider
        • ⇒ Middle High German: gefidere, gevidere, gevider
  • Old Norse: fiðri
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