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Where does “feedeth” come from?

feedeth (English) comes 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.

feedeth (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...

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  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “feedeth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfeedTo give food to eat; To eat; To give to as...
2Galicianfedenthird-person plural present indicative of feder
3Old Englishfēdanto feed
4Proto-West Germanic*fōdijan—
5Proto-Germanicfōdijanąto feed; to give birth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →