Etymology Explorer › Old English

Where does “foda” come from?

foda (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic fōdô, from Proto-Indo-European pat- — to feed; path; to go.

foda (Old English): food

Definitions

  1. food

Ancestry of “foda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfōdôfood, nourishment
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go

Words derived from “foda”

  • food
  • seafood
  • foodborne
  • foodservice
  • foodstuff
  • nonfood
  • foodie
  • foodgrain
  • superfood
  • foodshed
  • foodful
  • foodweb
  • foody
  • soyfood
  • petfood
  • dogfood
  • foodscape
  • foodist
  • foodism
  • foodlike
  • foodwise
  • foodway
  • bushfood
  • nonseafood
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