English

feedgrain

From feed + grain.

A compound of feed + grain

Proto-Germanic *fōdijaną ‘to feed’

Proto-West Germanic *fōdijan ‘to feed’

Old English fēdan ‘to feed’

Middle English feden

English feed

Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂- ‘to grow old, to mature’

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Proto-Italic *grānom

Latin grānum ‘seed’

Old French grain

Middle English greyn ‘a grain’

English grain

Today it means

noun Any of the coarser grains such as corn, milo, and oats.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / feedgrain