An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Fuder

by Friedrich Kluge

Fuder, n., from the equiv. MidHG. vuoder, OHG. fuodar, n., ‘measure (varying from 36 to 72 bushels, of wine about 1200 bottles), waggon-load’; comp. OSax. fôthar, Du. voer, AS. fôþer, ‘measure, waggon-load,’ E. fother, fodder, a term in mining. Hence the common West Teut. term fôþr, n., ‘waggon-load,’ from the Teut. root faþ in Faden. From HG., Fr. foudre is derived.