Etymology

foeder

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Today it means: A very large wooden vat in which beer is lagered. Full definition →

Dutch foeder ← Old Dutch *fuodar ← Proto-Germanic *fōdrą
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  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*fōdrą
  2. Old Dutch · derived from*fuodar
  3. Dutch · borrowed fromfoeder
  4. English todayfoeder

From Dutch foeder, voeder; from Old Dutch *fuodar, from Proto-Germanic *fōdrą. Doublet of fother and fodder.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Germanic*fōdrą all →

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