English
feedhole
From feed + hole.
Proto-Germanic *fōdijaną ‘to feed’
Proto-West Germanic *fōdijan ‘to feed’
Old English fēdan ‘to feed’
Middle English feden
English feed
Proto-Germanic *hulaz ‘hollow’
Proto-Germanic *hulą ‘hollow space’
Proto-West Germanic *hol ‘hollow space, cavity’
Old English hol ‘hole, hollow place’
Middle English hole
English hole
Today it means
noun A hole through or into which something is fed.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / feedhole