Where does “fodder” come from?

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

fodder (Middle English): fodder

Definitions

  1. fodder

Ancestry of “fodder”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fodder”

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