What Is a Duvet?
4. It’s a French Word
The word “duvet” comes from the French language, and it translates directly into “down.” In this context, down is the soft feathers taken from birds. In many cases, it comes from the eider bird, and the down from this bird is known to be the softest and the warmest type.
Eider birds will use their own down to line their nest to make it warmer and more comfortable. Eider farms will harvest this down, and it will need to be thoroughly cleaned before it can be used. Some other types of down, particularly down from geese, will be taken from the bodies of birds after they have been slaughtered.
