Where does “foode” come from?

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

Ancestry of “foode”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfōdafood
2Proto-Germanicfōdôfood, nourishment
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pat- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdô →Every word from Old English fōda →