Where does “fosterment” come from?

fosterment (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.

fosterment (English): The act of fostering or encouraging something;...

Definitions

  1. The act of fostering or encouraging something;...

Ancestry of “fosterment”, step by step

fosterment 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 ment

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmentsimple past tense and past participle of meng;...
2Korean멘트—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōstrą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *fōstr →
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