Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fiþriją

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Declension of *fiþriją (a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*fiþriją	*fiþrijō
Vocative	*fiþriją	*fiþrijō
Accusative	*fiþriją	*fiþrijō
Genitive	*fiþrijas, -is	*fiþrijǫ̂
Dative	*fiþrijai	*fiþrijamaz
Instrumental	*fiþrijō	*fiþrijamiz

Derived terms

*fiþrijōną

Related terms

*feþrakaz
*feþrō

Descendants

Old English: fiþre, fiþere
- Middle English: fither, fether (merged with descendant of Old English feþer)
Old High German: *fidari, fedari
- Middle High German: *fidere, fider, vider
  - Middle High German: gefidere, gevidere, gevider
    - German: Gefieder
Old Norse: fiðri
- Icelandic: fiður

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