Meaning
to feed (to give food to)
Concepts
Synonyms
zu essen geben
beköstigen
auffüttern
fett machen
umwickeln
dick machen
hochpäppeln
ausfüttern
Essen austeilen
zu Essen geben
dick werden
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
fietere
Basel-Landschaft
fuere
Basel-Landschaft
fuetere
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈfʏtərn/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German vüetern, from Old High German fuotiren, derived from fuotar, from Proto-Germanic *fōdrą (“fodder”). Equivalent to Futter + -n. Compare Dutch voeren (“to feed”), dialectal English to fodder.
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