forage etymology

Etymology:

• Old French: fourrage
• Late Latin: fodrāticum, fodrum, from fodrus, "food, fodder"
• Germanic origin, possibly related to Old High German: fuotar, "fodder, provisions"

Meaning:

• To search for food, especially by grazing or browsing
• To obtain supplies, especially food and provisions

Origin:

The term "forage" has its roots in military and agricultural usage.

• Military usage: In medieval times, armies often relied on foraging for food and supplies. Soldiers would be sent out to gather food and provisions from the surrounding countryside.
• Agricultural usage: In the 16th century, the term "forage" began to be used to describe the practice of grazing livestock on land that was not owned by the livestock owner.

Over time, the term "forage" has come to refer to any activity of searching for and obtaining food, either for human or animal consumption.

forage relate terms

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• forager

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• forage

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• pasture

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• grass

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• scrounge

  Etymology Middle English scroungen of uncertain origin Possibly from an Anglo Norman

• alfalfa

  Etymology Latin alfalfa Arabic الفصفة al faṣfaṣa Persian اسپست isp

• gain

  Etymology Anglo French gaignerie profit Middle French gaignier to earn Old French ga

• search

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• chaser

  Etymology Early 17th century in the sense one who hunts something relentlessly

• hunt

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