Where does “feden” come from?
feden (Galician) comes from Old English fēdan, from Proto-West Germanic *fōdijan, from Proto-Germanic fōdijaną, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.
feden (Galician): third-person plural present indicative of feder
Definitions
- third-person plural present indicative of feder
Ancestry of “feden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | fēdan | to feed |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *fōdijan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fōdijaną | to feed; to give birth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |