Etymograph

English

refeed

From re- + feed.

A compound of re- + feed

Proto-Italic *wre- ‘again’

English re-

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 To feed (a person or organism) again, especially after a period of starvation or malnourishment.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “refeed”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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