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
Ancestry of “yfed”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | ġefēd | — |
| 2 | Old English | fēdan | to feed |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *fōdijan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fōdijaną | to feed; to give birth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |