Where does “föödsaam” come from?

föödsaam (German Low German) comes from German Low German föden, from Middle Low German vö̂den, from Old Saxon fōdian, from Proto-West Germanic *fōdijan, from Proto-Germanic fōdijaną, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

föödsaam (German Low German): nourishing; nutritious

Definitions

  1. nourishing; nutritious

Ancestry of “föödsaam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German Low Germanfödento feed; to nurture; raise; bring up
2Middle Low Germanvö̂den—
3Old Saxonfōdianto feed
4Proto-West Germanic*fōdijanto feed
5Proto-Germanicfōdijanąto feed; to give birth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *fōdijan →