Where does “fode” come from?

fode (Middle English) comes from Old English fōda, from Proto-Germanic fōdô, from Proto-Indo-European pat- — to feed; path; to go.

fode (Middle English): food, nourishment; manna; holy nourishment

Definitions

  1. food, nourishment; manna; holy nourishment

Ancestry of “fode”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfōdafood
2Proto-Germanicfōdôfood, nourishment
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go

Words derived from “fode

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pat-
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