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Where does “forageable” come from?

forageable (English) comes from English forage, from French fourrage, from Middle French fourage, from Old French fourage, from Old French fuerre, from Frankish fōdar, from Proto-Germanic fōdrą, from Proto-Germanic fōdô — to feed; path; to go.

forageable (English): Capable of being foraged

Definitions

  1. Capable of being foraged

Ancestry of “forageable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishforageFodder for animals, especially cattle and horses;...
2Frenchfourrageforage, fodder
3Middle Frenchfouragefood; nourishment
4Old Frenchfourageanimal fodder; food; nourishment
5Old Frenchfuerrehay
6Frankishfōdarfodder, sheath
7Proto-Germanicfōdrąfodder; sheath
8Proto-Germanicfōdôfood, nourishment
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go
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