Where does “føði” come from?

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

føði (Faroese): food; first-person singular present of føða

Definitions

  1. food; first-person singular present of føða

Ancestry of “føði”, 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 “føði”

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