Etymology

breastfeed

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Today it means: To feed (a baby) milk via the breasts; to suckle; to nurse. Full definition →

English feed ← Middle English brest ← Old English brēost
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The story

  1. Proto-Germanic*breustą
  2. Proto-West Germanic*breust
  3. Old Englishbrēost
  4. Middle Englishbrest
  5. Englishbreast
  6. Englishfeed
  7. English todaybreastfeed

From breast + feed.

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