Where does “foder” come from?

foder (Middle English) comes from Middle English fodder, 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.

foder (Middle English): Alternative form of fodder

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of fodder

Ancestry of “foder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishfodderfodder
2Old Englishfōdorfeed; fodder; sheaf
3Proto-West Germanicfōdrfodder; sheath
4Proto-Germanicfōdrąfodder; sheath
5Proto-Germanicfōdôfood, nourishment
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pat- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdô →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdrą →