Where does “feede” come from?

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

feede (Middle English): to feed

Definitions

  1. to feed

Ancestry of “feede”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfēdanto feed
2Proto-West Germanic*fōdijanto feed
3Proto-Germanicfōdijanąto feed; to give birth
4Proto-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 →