Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/fiþrī

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fiþriją, equivalent to *feþru +‎ *-ī.

Noun

*fiþrī n

1. plumage

Inflection

Neuter ja-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*fiþrī
Genitive	*fiþrijas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*fiþrī	*fiþriju
Accusative	*fiþrī	*fiþriju
Genitive	*fiþrijas	*fiþrijō
Dative	*fiþrijē	*fiþrijum
Instrumental	*fiþriju	*fiþrijum

Descendants

• Old English: fiþre, fiþere
  • Middle English: fither, fether (merged with descendant of Old English feþer)
    • ⇒ English: feathers
• 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
      • German: Gefieder