Where does “fosteress” come from?

fosteress (English) comes from English Foster, from Middle English foster, from Old English fōstor, from Proto-West Germanic *fōstr, from Proto-Germanic fōstrą, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

fosteress (English): A female fosterer

Definitions

  1. A female fosterer

Ancestry of “fosteress”, step by step

fosteress traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Foster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishFosterA placename
2Middle EnglishfosterA child; one of one's progeny
3Old Englishfōstorfostering, nourishing, rearing, feeding
4Proto-West Germanic*fōstr—
5Proto-Germanicfōstrąfostering
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

via English ess

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishessThe name of the Latin-script letter S; Something...
2Germanessfirst-person singular present of essen; singular...
3Proto-Germanicatiska-grainfield
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂edos-sort of cereal, grain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōstrą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *fōstr →