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Where does “fóstr” come from?

fóstr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic fōstrą, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

fóstr (Old Norse): rear, raise; nurturing, education, alimony, child...

Definitions

  1. rear, raise; nurturing, education, alimony, child...

Ancestry of “fóstr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfōstrąfostering
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “fóstr”

  • foster
  • foster
  • fostervann
  • foster
  • foster
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