English

greenfodder

From green + fodder.

A compound of green + fodder

Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- ‘to grow’

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Proto-Germanic *grōniz

Proto-West Germanic *grōnī

Old English grēne

Middle English grene

English green

Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- ‘to guard, graze, feed’

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Proto-Germanic *fōdrą

Proto-West Germanic *fōdr

Old English fōdor ‘feed’

Middle English fodder

Today it means

noun animal fodder made from grass or other green plants

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

Etymograph / greenfodder