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Where does “voeder” come from?

voeder (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch fuoder, from Proto-West Germanic fōdr, from Proto-Germanic fōdrą, from Proto-Germanic fōdô, from Proto-Indo-European pat- — to feed; path; to go.

voeder (Middle Dutch): food, fodder; lining; load, freight

Definitions

  1. food, fodder; lining; load, freight

Ancestry of “voeder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchfuoder—
2Proto-West Germanicfōdrfodder; sheath
3Proto-Germanicfōdrąfodder; sheath
4Proto-Germanicfōdôfood, nourishment
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go

Words derived from “voeder”

  • voer
  • leesvoer
  • kanonnenvoer
  • kanonnevoer
  • kanonnenvoeder
  • voeder
  • voederen
  • voederen
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