Where does “fōstorċild” come from?

fōstorċild (Old English) comes from Old English ċild, from Proto-Germanic kelþaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵelt-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

fōstorċild (Old English): foster child

Definitions

  1. foster child

Ancestry of “fōstorċild”, step by step

fōstorċild traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ċild

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishċildchild, youth; fetus; female baby; child
2Proto-Germanickelþazfetus; newborn; infant; child
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵelt-womb
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

via Old English fōstor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfōstorfostering, nourishing, rearing, feeding
2Proto-West Germanic*fōstr—
3Proto-Germanicfōstrąfostering
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “fōstorċild”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵelt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kelþaz →
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