Where does “fourrage” come from?

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

fourrage (French): forage, fodder

Definitions

  1. forage, fodder

Ancestry of “fourrage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchfouragefood; nourishment
2Old Frenchfourageanimal fodder; food; nourishment
3Old Frenchfuerrehay
4Frankishfōdarfodder, sheath
5Proto-Germanicfōdrąfodder; sheath
6Proto-Germanicfōdôfood, nourishment
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go

Words derived from “fourrage”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pat- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdô →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdrą →