Where does “fouragier” come from?

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

fouragier (Middle French): to forage; foraging, that forages; forager

Definitions

  1. to forage; foraging, that forages; forager

Ancestry of “fouragier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchforragierto pillage; to ransack
2Frankishfōdarfodder, sheath
3Proto-Germanicfōdrąfodder; sheath
4Proto-Germanicfōdôfood, nourishment
5Proto-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 →