English

Fosterville

From Foster + -ville.

Formed from Foster + -ville

Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- ‘to protect’

Proto-Germanic *fōstrą ‘nourishment, food’

Proto-West Germanic *fōstr

Old English fōstor ‘food, sustenance’

Middle English foster

Today it means

name A locality in the City of Greater Bendigo, central Victoria, Australia

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Fosterville