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

feathers (collectively); plumage
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

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