featherlike

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English feather

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-West Germanic *-līk

Old English -līċ

Middle English -like

English -like

English featherlike

From feather + -like.

Adjective

featherlike (comparative more featherlike, superlative most featherlike)

1. Having the characteristics of plumage.
2. As light as a feather.