Fedder

See also: fedder

German Low German

Alternative forms

• Fadder, Feddere, Feder
• Feller, Ferrer, Feer (der neue SASS)

Etymology

From Old Saxon fethara, from Proto-West Germanic *feþru, from Proto-Germanic *feþrō, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ (“feather, wing”), from *peth₂- (“to fly”).

Compare Plautdietsch Fadda, Fada; German Feder; Dutch veder, veer; English feather; Danish fjer; Swedish fjäder.

Noun

Fedder f (plural Feddern)

1. feather (bird)
2. spring (coil)

Derived terms

• Duunfedder
• Fedderbusch
• fedderen
• Fedderflunk
• Fedderhoot
• Fedderpoos
• Fedderveeh
• Steertfedder
• Stiertfedder
• Ünnerfedder

 

See also

• Plüüm
• Duun
• Edderduun

References

• Der neue SASS: Plattdeutsches Wörterbuch, Plattdeutsch - Hochdeutsch, Hochdeutsch - Plattdeutsch. Plattdeutsche Rechtschreibung, sixth revised edition (2011, →ISBN, Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster)

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German vëdere, from Old High German fedara (akin to Old Saxon fethara), from Proto-West Germanic *feþru, from Proto-Germanic *feþrō, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ (“feather, wing”), from *peth₂- (“to fly”).

Compare German Feder, Dutch veder, English feather.

Noun

Fedder f (plural Feddre)

1. feather
2. pen (writing implement)
3. spring (coil)