Where does “foder” come from?

foder (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish foþer, from Old Norse fóðr, from Middle Low German vōder, from Proto-Germanic fōdrą, from Proto-Germanic fōdô, from Proto-Indo-European pat- — to feed; path; to go.

foder (Swedish): a fodder; a lining

Definitions

  1. a fodder; a lining

Ancestry of “foder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishfoþerfodder; food for animals
2Old Norsefóðrfodder; sheath
3Middle Low Germanvōderlinen, sheath; sheath, linen
4Proto-Germanicfōdrąfodder; sheath
5Proto-Germanicfōdôfood, nourishment
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go

Words derived from “foder”

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