Where does “fourrier” come from?

fourrier (French) comes 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.

fourrier (French): forager

Definitions

  1. forager

Ancestry of “fourrier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfuerrehay
2Frankishfōdarfodder, sheath
3Proto-Germanicfōdrąfodder; sheath
4Proto-Germanicfōdôfood, nourishment
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go

Words derived from “fourrier”

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