English

feedreader

From feed + reader.

A compound of feed + reader

Proto-Germanic *fōdijaną ‘to feed’

Proto-West Germanic *fōdijan ‘to feed’

Old English fēdan ‘to feed’

Middle English feden

English feed

Proto-West Germanic *rādāri

Old English rēdere ‘a reader’

Middle English reder

Today it means

noun A software program that gathers content from newsfeeds.

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Etymograph / feedreader