Where does “forrayen” come from?

forrayen (Middle English) comes from Old French forrier, 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.

forrayen (Middle English): to pillage

Definitions

  1. to pillage

Ancestry of “forrayen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “forrayen”

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