Etymology

pinfeather

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Today it means: A developing feather on a bird, as it emerges through the skin. Full definition →

English feather ← Middle English pinne ← Old English pinn
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The story

  1. Proto-Germanic*pinnaz
  2. Proto-West Germanic*pinn
  3. Old Englishpinn
  4. Middle Englishpinne
  5. Englishpin
  6. Englishfeather
  7. English todaypinfeather

From pin + feather.

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