Where does “forage” come from?
Forage comes from Middle English forage, from Old French fourage, blending Old French fōdar from Frankish and the suffix -age.
forage (English): Fodder for animals, especially cattle and horses;...
Definitions
- Fodder for animals, especially cattle and horses;...
Ancestry of “forage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | fourrage | forage, fodder |
| 2 | Middle French | fourage | food; nourishment |
| 3 | Old French | fourage | animal fodder; food; nourishment |
| 4 | Old French | fuerre | hay |
| 5 | Frankish | fōdar | fodder, sheath |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fōdrą | fodder; sheath |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fōdô | food, nourishment |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pat- | to feed; path; to go |
Words derived from “forage”