fodder

C2+ Topic:Food & Drink

US /ˈfɑdɚ/ UK /ˈfɒdə/ See IPA manual

noun

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1

noun
food for livestock; also raw material readily used for a purpose

The scandal provided endless fodder for the tabloid press.

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1 noun · food for livestock; also... feed forage provendersilagehay material

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Related forms food feed

Etymology

From Old English fōdor ('food, fodder'), from Proto-Germanic *fōdrą, from the same root as food, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh2- ('to feed, protect').

fōdor Old English *fōdrą Proto-Germanic *peh2- Proto-Indo-European

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Food & Drink Word Formation & Derivatives

# fodder

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈfɑdɚ
**IPA (UK):** ˈfɒdə

## Meanings
1. food for livestock; also raw material readily used for a purpose

## Examples
- The scandal provided endless fodder for the tabloid press.

## Synonyms
- feed
- forage
- provender
- silage
- hay
- material

## Related Forms
- food
- feed

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: fōdor
- Root: *fōdrą
- Root: *peh2-

## Etymology
From Old English fōdor ('food, fodder'), from Proto-Germanic *fōdrą, from the same root as food, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh2- ('to feed, protect').

## AI Etymology
Fodder comes from Old English fōdor ('food, fodder'), from Proto-Germanic *fōdrą, from the same root as food, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh2- ('to feed, protect'). The etymological trail includes Old English fōdor, Proto-Germanic *fōdrą, and Proto-Indo-European *peh2-. As a noun, fodder names food for livestock; also raw material readily used for a purpose. The same family is visible in related forms such as food and feed.

## Topics
- Food & Drink
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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