Where does “yfed” come from?

yfed (English) comes from Old English ġefēd, from Old English fēdan, from Proto-West Germanic *fōdijan, from Proto-Germanic fōdijaną, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

yfed (English): past participle of feed

Definitions

  1. past participle of feed

Ancestry of “yfed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġefēd—
2Old Englishfēdanto feed
3Proto-West Germanic*fōdijanto feed
4Proto-Germanicfōdijanąto feed; to give birth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *fōdijan →