Where does “fodderer” come from?
fodderer (English) comes from English fodder, from Middle English fodder, from Old English fōdor, from Proto-West Germanic fōdr, from Proto-Germanic fōdrą, from Proto-Germanic fōdô, from Proto-Indo-European pat- — to feed; path; to go.
fodderer (English): One who fodders cattle
Definitions
- One who fodders cattle
Ancestry of “fodderer”, step by step
fodderer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fodder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fodder | Food for animals; that which is fed to cattle,... |
| 2 | Middle English | fodder | fodder |
| 3 | Old English | fōdor | feed; fodder; sheaf |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fōdr | fodder; sheath |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fōdrą | fodder; sheath |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fōdô | food, nourishment |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pat- | to feed; path; to go |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |