Where does “fōstor” come from?

fōstor (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *fōstr, from Proto-Germanic fōstrą, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

fōstor (Old English): fostering, nourishing, rearing, feeding

Definitions

  1. fostering, nourishing, rearing, feeding

Ancestry of “fōstor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*fōstr—
2Proto-Germanicfōstrąfostering
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “fōstor”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōstrą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *fōstr →