Where does “foodgrain” come from?

foodgrain (English) comes from English food, from Middle English fode, from Old English fōda, from Proto-Germanic fōdô, from Proto-Indo-European pat- — to feed; path; to go.

foodgrain (English): cereal

Definitions

  1. cereal

Ancestry of “foodgrain”, step by step

foodgrain traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English food

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfoodAny solid substance that can be consumed by...
2Middle Englishfodefood, nourishment; manna; holy nourishment
3Old Englishfōdafood
4Proto-Germanicfōdôfood, nourishment
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go

via English grain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgrainThe harvested seeds of various grass food crops...
2Middle EnglishgraynA forking channel or pass; a fjord or estuary;...
3Old Norsegreinbranch; point, head, part; cause, reason
4Proto-Germanicgrainō—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pat- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdô →Every word from Old English fōda →