Newsfeed
/ˈnjuːz.fiːd/noun
A continuously updated stream of news articles, posts, or other information.
Did you know?The word combines “news,” originally the plural idea of “new things,” with “feed,” a metaphor that treats information like nourishment delivered in a stream.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*néwos
“New; recently made or newly experienced”
Old English
Old English
nīwe
“New or recent”
Middle English
Middle English
newes
“New things or recent reports; the source of modern “news””
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*pa-
“To feed, pasture, or protect; a root connected with English “food” and “fodder””
Old English
Old English
fēdan
“To nourish, provide food for, or sustain”
20th Century
English
newsfeed
“A stream or supply of news; later, a continuously updated digital information stream”