Where does “fördern” come from?

fördern (German) comes from Middle High German vodern, from Old High German fordarōn.

fördern (German): to further, to foster; to support; to advance

Definitions

  1. to further, to foster; to support; to advance

Ancestry of “fördern”, step by step

fördern traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German vodern

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvodern—
2Old High Germanfordarōn—

via Middle High German vürdern

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvürdern—
2Old High Germanfurdiren—

Words derived from “fördern”

Every word from Old High German fordarōn →Every word from Middle High German vodern →