Where does “foster” come from?

foster (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse fóstr, from Proto-Germanic fōstrą, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

foster (Norwegian Nynorsk): a fetus or foetus

Definitions

  1. a fetus or foetus

Ancestry of “foster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefóstrrear, raise; nurturing, education, alimony, child...
2Proto-Germanicfōstrąfostering
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōstrą →Every word from Old Norse fóstr →