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Where does “fōdô” come from?

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

fōdô (Proto-Germanic): food, nourishment

Definitions

  1. food, nourishment

Ancestry of “fōdô”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go

Words derived from “fōdô”

  • food
  • fur
  • forage
  • fodder
  • seafood
  • furry
  • foray
  • foodborne
  • foodservice
  • foodstuff
  • forager
  • nonfood
  • furrier
  • furring
  • foodie
  • Furby
  • foodgrain
  • superfood
  • underfur
  • furbearing
  • furlined
  • furball
  • foodshed
  • fother
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