From Middle English forage, from Old French fourage, forage, a derivative of fuerre, from Frankish *fōdar ("fodder, sheath"), from Proto-Germanic *fōdrą ("fodder, feed, sheath"), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- ("to protect, to feed"). Cognate with Old High German fuotar (German Futter ("fodder, feed")), Old English fōdor, fōþor, Dutch voeder ("forage, food, feed"), Danish foder ("fodder, feed"), Icelandic fóðr ("fodder, sheath"). More at fodder, food.
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