English

feedhorn

From feed + horn.

A compound of feed + horn

Proto-Germanic *fōdijaną ‘to feed’

Proto-West Germanic *fōdijan ‘to feed’

Old English fēdan ‘to feed’

Middle English feden

English feed

Middle English horn

English horn

Today it means

noun A horn antenna used to convey electromagnetic waves between the transceiver and the reflector.

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

Etymograph / feedhorn