Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “fuodar” come from?

fuodar (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic fōþr, from Proto-West Germanic fōrþr, from Proto-West Germanic fōrijan, from Proto-Germanic fōrijaną, from Proto-Germanic faraną, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “fuodar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicfōþrload, wagonload
2Proto-West Germanicfōrþr—
3Proto-West Germanicfōrijanto lead, to bring
4Proto-Germanicfōrijanąto cause to go; lead (someone; take lead; to...
5Proto-Germanicfaranąto go, to travel
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “fuodar”

  • Fuder
  • vuoder
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →