Where does “fooder” come from?

fooder (Middle English) comes from Middle English fother, from Old Norse fóðr, from Middle Low German vōder, from Proto-Germanic fōdrą, from Proto-Germanic fōdô, from Proto-Indo-European pat- — to feed; path; to go.

fooder (Middle English): Alternative form of fother

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of fother

Ancestry of “fooder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishfotherwagonload; A wildly inconsistent measure of...
2Old Norsefóðrfodder; sheath
3Middle Low Germanvōderlinen, sheath; sheath, linen
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 →