Etymograph

English

plumassier

Plumassier may come from Middle French plumas, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *plewk- ‘to fly, flow, run’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*plewk-1‘to fly, flow, run’root named by Wiktionary · steps between not traced
  2. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600plumas1uncertain
  3. Frenchc. 1600–presentplumassier1
  4. Englishtodayplumassier1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English plumassier

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*plewk-Wiktionary, English plumassier‘to fly, flow, run’root named by Wiktionary · steps between not traced
  2. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600plumasWiktionary, English plumassieruncertain
  3. Frenchc. 1600–presentplumassierWiktionary, English plumassier
  4. EnglishtodayplumassierWiktionary, English plumassier

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *plewk- ‘to fly, flow, run’

fly, flew, flown, flee, flock, fowler, fowl, floss, flay, fogle, 8 more

Today it means

noun Someone who prepares or deals in ornamental plumes or feathers.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “plumassier”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *plewk- / plumassier

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