Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fōdô

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Alternative forms

  • *fōdijô

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- (“protect, guard, graze, feed”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸɔːðɔːː/

Noun

*fōdô m

  1. food; nourishment
    Synonym: *matiz

Inflection

Declension of *fōdô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *fōdô *fōdaniz
vocative *fōdô *fōdaniz
accusative *fōdanų *fōdanunz
genitive *fōdiniz *fōdanǫ̂
dative *fōdini *fōdammaz
instrumental *fōdinē *fōdammiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *fōdō
    • Old English: fōda
    • Old Saxon: *fōdo
      • Middle Low German: vode m or f or n
    • Old High German: *fuota
      • Middle High German: fuote, vuote f
  • Old Norse: fǿða, fœða (from *fōdijǭ, *fōdijô; or alternatively, derived from the verb *fōdijaną)
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