Where does “fostor” come from?
fostor (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *fōstr, from Proto-Germanic fōstrą, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.
Ancestry of “fostor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *fōstr | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | fōstrą | fostering |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |