Where does “nonbreastfeeding” come from?
nonbreastfeeding (English) comes from English breastfeeding, 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.
nonbreastfeeding (English): Not breastfeeding
Definitions
- Not breastfeeding
Ancestry of “nonbreastfeeding”, step by step
nonbreastfeeding traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English breastfeeding
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | breastfeeding | The activity of feeding a baby or young child... |
| 2 | English | feeding | present participle of feed; An instance of giving... |
| 3 | English | feed | To give food to eat; To eat; To give to as... |
| 4 | Galician | feden | third-person plural present indicative of feder |
| 5 | Old English | fēdan | to feed |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *fōdijan | to feed |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fōdijaną | to feed; to give birth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |