Where does “whalefeed” come from?
whalefeed (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.
whalefeed (English): A minute crustacean, Munida gregaria, eaten by...
Definitions
- A minute crustacean, Munida gregaria, eaten by...
Ancestry of “whalefeed”, step by step
whalefeed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |