Where does “föden” come from?

föden (Low German) comes from Middle Low German vö̂den, from Old Saxon fōdian, from Proto-West Germanic *fōdijan, from Proto-Germanic fōdijaną, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

föden (Low German): to feed

Definitions

  1. to feed

Ancestry of “föden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvö̂den—
2Old Saxonfōdianto feed
3Proto-West Germanic*fōdijanto feed
4Proto-Germanicfōdijanąto feed; to give birth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “föden”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *fōdijan →