FEATHER - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Verb
join tongue and groove, in carpentry
Categories: Join, Conjoin
📖 Fun Facts About Feather
- • A feather is the soft covering that helps birds stay warm and fly.
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Verb
cover or fit with feathers
Categories: Cover
Meaning 3
Part of speech: Verb
turn the paddle; in canoeing
Categories: Paddle
Meaning 4
Part of speech: Verb
turn the oar, while rowing
Categories: Row
Synonyms
Plume, Fledge, Feathering, Feather, Square
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "feather" comes from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥. It started in Proto-Germanic *feþrō. Then it appeared in Proto-West Germanic *feþru. Later, people used it in Old English feþer. After that, it was Middle English feþer. Many other languages have similar words:.
- West Frisian: fear
- German Low German: Fedder
- Dutch: veder
- German: Feder
- Yiddish: פֿעדער
- Danish: fjer
- Swedish: fjäder
- Norwegian Bokmål: fjær
- Norwegian Nynorsk: fjør
- Ancient Greek: πέτομαι
- Albanian: shpend
- Latin: penna
- Old Armenian: թիռ
🧩 Fun Fact
Following this word's journey reveals ancient trade routes and cultural exchanges.