Where does “torrfoder” come from?

torrfoder (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.

torrfoder (Swedish): dry food, dry feed, kibble (for animals, usually cats or dogs)

Definitions

  1. dry food, dry feed, kibble (for animals, usually cats or dogs)

Ancestry of “torrfoder”, step by step

torrfoder 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 torr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtorrdry; boring and unexciting; torr; a unit of...
2Old Norseþurrdry
3Proto-Germanicþursuzdry, lacking water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pat- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdô →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdrą →