Where does “*fōstr” come from?

*fōstr (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic fōstrą, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

Ancestry of “*fōstr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “*fōstr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōstrą →
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