Where does “føða” come from?

føða (Faroese) comes from Old Norse fœða, from Proto-Germanic fōdijaną, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

føða (Faroese): to bear, to give birth to

Definitions

  1. to bear, to give birth to

Ancestry of “føða”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefœðato feed, nourish, give food; to rear, bring up;...
2Proto-Germanicfōdijanąto feed; to give birth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “føða”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdijaną →Every word from Old Norse fœða →