Where does “hootra” come from?

hootra (Proto-Finnic) comes from Proto-Germanic fōdrą, from Proto-Germanic fōdô, from Proto-Indo-European pat- — to feed; path; to go.

hootra (Proto-Finnic): sheath, scabbard

Definitions

  1. sheath, scabbard

Ancestry of “hootra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfōdrąfodder; sheath
2Proto-Germanicfōdôfood, nourishment
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go

Words derived from “hootra”

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