English

handfeed

From hand + feed.

A compound of hand + feed

Proto-Germanic *handuz

Proto-West Germanic *handu

Old English hand

Middle English hond

English hand

Proto-Germanic *fōdijaną ‘to feed’

Proto-West Germanic *fōdijan ‘to feed’

Old English fēdan ‘to feed’

Middle English feden

English feed

Today it means

verb Of an animal or machine, to feed by hand.

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

Etymograph / handfeed