Where does “vö̂den” come from?

vö̂den (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon fōdian, from Proto-West Germanic *fōdijan, from Proto-Germanic fōdijaną, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

Ancestry of “vö̂den”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonfōdianto feed
2Proto-West Germanic*fōdijanto feed
3Proto-Germanicfōdijanąto feed; to give birth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “vö̂den”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *fōdijan →