Where does “feed” come from?

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

feed (Portuguese): feed encapsulated online content that one can subscribe to

Definitions

  1. feed encapsulated online content that one can subscribe to

Ancestry of “feed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfeedTo give food to eat; To eat; To give to as...
2Galicianfedenthird-person plural present indicative of feder
3Old Englishfēdanto feed
4Proto-West Germanic*fōdijanto feed
5Proto-Germanicfōdijanąto feed; to give birth
6Proto-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 →
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