fóðr
See also: fodr
Old Norse
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-Germanic *fōdrą (“fodder”), whence also Old English fōdor, Old High German fuotar. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- (“guard, graze, feed”).
Noun
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Descendants
edit- Icelandic: fóður
- Faroese: fóður
- Norwegian Nynorsk: fôr, foder
- Norwegian Bokmål: fôr
- Old Swedish: fōþer, ᚠᚮᚦᚽᚱ
- Swedish: foder
- Danish: foder
- → Middle English: fother, foður, fothir, fothyr, futher, fodyr, fooder, foþer, foþere, foðer, voðer, ffoder
Etymology 2
editFrom Proto-Germanic *fōdrą (“sheath”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- (“to protect, guard”) + *-þrą. Compare Old English fōdor, Old High German fuotar, Gothic 𐍆𐍉𐌳𐍂 (fōdr).
Noun
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