Where does “stallfeed” come from?
stallfeed (English) comes from English stall, from Middle English stall, from Old English steall, from Old English hām, from Proto-West Germanic haim, from Proto-Germanic haimaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóymos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.
stallfeed (English): Alternative form of stall-feed; Alternative form...
Definitions
- Alternative form of stall-feed; Alternative form...
Ancestry of “stallfeed”, step by step
stallfeed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stall | A compartment for a single animal in a stable or... |
| 2 | Middle English | stall | — |
| 3 | Old English | steall | a position, especially one that is standing;... |
| 4 | Old English | hām | home; village, community; village, hamlet, manor,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | haim | home |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | haimaz | home; house; village |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóymos | of the home, belonging to the family; village,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |
via English feed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | feed | To give food to eat; To eat; To give to as... |
| 2 | Galician | feden | third-person plural present indicative of feder |
| 3 | Old English | fēdan | to feed |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *fōdijan | to feed |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fōdijaną | to feed; to give birth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |