English

fosteress

From foster + -ess.

Formed from foster + -ess

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

noun A female fosterer.

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

Etymograph / fosteress