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English word nourish comes from Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₂-, and later Latin nutrio (I suckle.)
*(s)neh₂- (Proto-Indo-European)
*snew-tr-ih₂- (Proto-Indo-European)
nutrio (Latin)
I suckle.
norrir (Old French)
To feed; to nourish.
nourish (English)
(intransitive, obsolete) To gain nourishment.. To cherish; to comfort.. To educate; to instruct; to bring up; to nurture; to promote the growth of in attainments.. To feed and cause to grow; to supply with matter which increases bulk or supplies waste, and promotes health; to furnish with nutriment.. To promote growth; to furnish nutriment.. To supply the means of support and increase to; to [...]