| 【food, feed】 are a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "foda," "fedan," and "fostor." It carries the basic meaning of "food," and "nourish." from PIE *pa- "to feed" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "food, feed"]
feed ****[936] If you feed a person or animal, you give them food to eat and sometimes actually put it in their mouths.
food ****[184] Food is what people and animals eat.
foster ***[3131] If you foster a child, you take it into your family for a period of time, without becoming its legal parent.
[WORD ROOT]root food
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] food, feed, fostor, foster
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) foda, fedan, fostor
[MEANING]root food, nourish
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 foda food, nourishment; fuel
- 【Old English】 fedan [akin to Old English foda] nourish, give food to, sustain, foster
- 【Old English】 fostor [from Proto-Germanic *fostra-, base of foda] food, nourishment, bringing up
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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feed ★★★★[936] verb from feed
【DEFINITION】 If you feed a person or animal, you give them food to eat and sometimes actually put it in their mouths.
【Declension/Conjugation】 fed, fed, feeding, feeds
【ROOTs】 feed(food); feed
【Etymology】 《Old English fedan》 [akin to Old English foda] nourish, give food to, sustain, foster
【First Known Meaning】 nourish, give food to, sustain, foster
【DERIVATIVEs】 feedable, feed
food ★★★★[184] noun from food
【DEFINITION】 Food is what people and animals eat.
【pl.】 foods
【ROOTs】 food; food
【Etymology】 《Old English foda》 food, nourishment; fuel
【First Known Meaning】 food, nourishment; fuel
foster ★★★[3131] verb from foster
【DEFINITION】 If you foster a child, you take it into your family for a period of time, without becoming its legal parent.
【Declension/Conjugation】 fostered, fostered, fostering, fosters
【SYNONYM】 encourage, promote, nurture
【ROOTs】 foster(food); food, nourish
【Etymology】 《Old English fostor》 [from Proto-Germanic *fostra-, base of foda] food, nourishment, bringing up
【First Known Meaning】 to supply with food, nourish, support
【DERIVATIVEs】 fosterage, fosterer, fostering, foster
Other words containing "food, feed"; breastfeed, feedable, feedback, feedbag, fosterage, fosterer, superfood
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
follow
fly
flu-
flora-, flos-, flor
flict
flect-, flex
fla
fix
five
fish
