Where does “forage” come from?

forage (Middle English) comes from Old French fourage, from Old French fuerre, from Frankish fōdar, from Proto-Germanic fōdrą, from Proto-Germanic fōdô, from Proto-Indo-European pat- — to feed; path; to go.

forage (Middle English): forage especially dry

Definitions

  1. forage especially dry

Ancestry of “forage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfourageanimal fodder; food; nourishment
2Old Frenchfuerrehay
3Frankishfōdarfodder, sheath
4Proto-Germanicfōdrąfodder; sheath
5Proto-Germanicfōdôfood, nourishment
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go

Words derived from “forage”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pat- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdô →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdrą →