Where does “veg” come from?

veg (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch vechten, from Middle Dutch vechten, from Old Dutch fehtan, from Proto-West Germanic fehtan, from Proto-Germanic fehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

veg (Afrikaans): to fight

Definitions

  1. to fight

Ancestry of “veg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvechtento fight
2Middle Dutchvechtento fight; to battle
3Old Dutchfehtanto fight
4Proto-West Germanicfehtanto fight
5Proto-Germanicfehtanąto comb, detangle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

Words derived from “veg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fehtaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fehtan →