Where does “feeding” come from?

Feeding derives from Middle English feede, Old English fēdan, Proto-Germanic fōdijaną, and Proto-Indo-European peh₂-, with ultimate roots shared by Ancient Greek πάνδημος and δῆμος.

feeding (English): present participle of feed; An instance of giving...

Definitions

  1. present participle of feed; An instance of giving...

Ancestry of “feeding”, 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*fōdijanto feed
5Proto-Germanicfōdijanąto feed; to give birth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “feeding”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →