English

feedroom

From feed + room.

A compound of feed + room

Proto-Germanic *fōdijaną ‘to feed’

Proto-West Germanic *fōdijan ‘to feed’

Old English fēdan ‘to feed’

Middle English feden

English feed

Proto-Indo-European *(H)rewH- ‘to root’

Proto-Germanic *rūmą

Proto-West Germanic *rūm

Old English rūm ‘room’

Middle English roum ‘room’

English room

Today it means

noun A room within a barn where feed is kept, blended, and readied for distribution to the livestock.

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

Etymograph / feedroom