Where does “fóðr” come from?

fóðr (Old Norse) comes from Middle Low German vōder, from Proto-Germanic fōdrą, from Proto-Germanic fōdô, from Proto-Indo-European pat- — to feed; path; to go.

fóðr (Old Norse): fodder; sheath

Definitions

  1. fodder; sheath

Ancestry of “fóðr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvōderlinen, sheath; sheath, linen
2Proto-Germanicfōdrąfodder; sheath
3Proto-Germanicfōdôfood, nourishment
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go

Words derived from “fóðr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pat- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdô →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdrą →