Where does “ġefēd” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ġefēd”, 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

Words derived from “ġefēd”

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