Where does “overvoeden” come from?

overvoeden (Dutch) comes from Dutch voeden, from Middle Dutch voeden, from Old Dutch fuoden, from Proto-Germanic fōdijaną, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

overvoeden (Dutch): to overfeed

Definitions

  1. to overfeed

Ancestry of “overvoeden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchvoedenTo feed
2Middle Dutchvoedento feed; to raise
3Old Dutchfuoden—
4Proto-Germanicfōdijanąto feed; to give birth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdijaną →Every word from Old Dutch fuoden →
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