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Where does “antifeeding” come from?

antifeeding (English) comes from English feeding, from English feed, from Galician feden, from Old English fēdan, from Proto-West Germanic *fōdijan, from Proto-Germanic fōdijaną, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

antifeeding (English): That prevents from feeding

Definitions

  1. That prevents from feeding

Ancestry of “antifeeding”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishfeedingpresent participle of feed; An instance of giving...
2EnglishfeedTo give food to eat; To eat; To give to as...
3Galicianfedenthird-person plural present indicative of feder
4Old Englishfēdanto feed
5Proto-West Germanic*fōdijan—
6Proto-Germanicfōdijanąto feed; to give birth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
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