Where does “fōdian” come from?

fōdian (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic *fōdijan, from Proto-Germanic fōdijaną, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

fōdian (Old Saxon): to feed

Definitions

  1. to feed

Ancestry of “fōdian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*fōdijanto feed
2Proto-Germanicfōdijanąto feed; to give birth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “fōdian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *fōdijan →