English

fosterment

From foster + -ment.

Formed from foster + -ment

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 The act of fostering or encouraging something.

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

Etymograph / fosterment