fodder C2+ Topic:Food & Drink US /ˈfɑdɚ/ UK /ˈfɒdə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun food for livestock; also raw material readily used for a purpose The scandal provided endless fodder for the tabloid press. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · food for livestock; also... feedforageprovendersilagehaymaterial Word family Related forms foodfeed Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Food & Drink Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown