fuotar

Old High German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fuotar/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *fōdrą (“fodder”). from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- (“guard, graze, feed”). Cognate with Old English fōdor, Old Norse fóðr.

Noun

fuotar n

1. fodder

Descendants

• Middle High German: vuoter
  • Cimbrian: fuutar
  • German: Futter
  • Luxembourgish: Fudder

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *fōdrą (“sheath”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- (“to protect, guard”) + *-þrą. Compare Old English fōdor, Old Norse fóðr, Gothic 𐍆𐍉𐌳𐍂 (fōdr).

Noun

fuotar n

1. sheath, scabbard

Descendants

• Middle High German: vuoter
  • German: Futter
    • → Polish: futro
  • Luxembourgish: Fudder
  • → Italian: fodero
  • → Venetian: fódro
    • →? Cimbrian: fòdara

References

1. Joseph Wright, 'An Old High German Primer, Second Edition'