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Where does “fōdrą” come from?

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

fōdrą (Proto-Germanic): fodder; sheath

Definitions

  1. fodder; sheath

Ancestry of “fōdrą”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fōdrą”

  • fur
  • forage
  • fodder
  • furry
  • foray
  • forager
  • furrier
  • furring
  • Furby
  • underfur
  • furbearing
  • furlined
  • furball
  • fother
  • furless
  • furbearer
  • furriness
  • furlike
  • antifur
  • bumfodder
  • furrily
  • nonfurry
  • forayer
  • fodderless
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