Where does “voeden” come from?

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

voeden (Dutch): To feed

Definitions

  1. To feed

Ancestry of “voeden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchvoedento feed; to raise
2Old Dutchfuoden—
3Proto-Germanicfōdijanąto feed; to give birth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “voeden”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdijaną →Every word from Old Dutch fuoden →