Where does “foderlusern” come from?

foderlusern (Swedish) comes from Swedish foder, 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.

foderlusern (Swedish): alfalfa, lucerne, Medicago sativa

Definitions

  1. alfalfa, lucerne, Medicago sativa

Ancestry of “foderlusern”, step by step

foderlusern traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish foder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfodera fodder; a lining
2Old Swedishfoþerfodder; food for animals
3Old Norsefóðrfodder; sheath
4Middle Low Germanvōderlinen, sheath; sheath, linen
5Proto-Germanicfōdrąfodder; sheath
6Proto-Germanicfōdôfood, nourishment
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go

via Swedish lusern

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlusernmedick, burclover, any plant of the genus Medicago
2Frenchluzernealfalfa
3Occitanluzernoglowworm; glow-worm
4Latinlucernaa lamp, an oil lamp
5Latinlūcēre—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pat- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdô →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdrą →
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