Where does “foderbræt” come from?

foderbræt (Danish) comes from Danish foder, from Old Norse fóðr, from Middle Low German vōder, from Proto-Germanic fōdrą, from Proto-Germanic fōdô, from Proto-Indo-European pat- — to feed; path; to go.

foderbræt (Danish): bird feeder, bird table

Definitions

  1. bird feeder, bird table

Ancestry of “foderbræt”, step by step

foderbræt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish foder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfoderfeed; fodder
2Old Norsefóðrfodder; sheath
3Middle Low Germanvōderlinen, sheath; sheath, linen
4Proto-Germanicfōdrąfodder; sheath
5Proto-Germanicfōdôfood, nourishment
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go

via Danish bræt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbrætboard
2Middle Low Germanbret—
3Proto-Germanicbredąboard, plank, shelf
4Proto-Germanicbʰredʰóm—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-dʰ-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pat- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdô →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdrą →