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Fedder

Fedder

German Low German

Alternative forms

Noun

Fedder ? (plural Feddern)

  1. feather
  2. spring (coil)

Derived terms

See also

  • Plüüm
  • Duun
  • Edderduun

Etymology

From Old Saxon fethara, from Proto-Germanic *feþrō, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ ~ pth₂én- ‎(“feather, wing”), from *peth₂- ‎(“to fly”). Compare German Feder, Dutch veder, veer, English feather, Danish fjer, Swedish fjäder.

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