Where does “fægte” come from?

fægte (Danish) comes from Middle Low German vechten, from Old Saxon fehtan, from Proto-West Germanic fehtan, from Proto-Germanic fehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

fægte (Danish): to fence with swords, as a sport

Definitions

  1. to fence with swords, as a sport

Ancestry of “fægte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvechtento fight
2Old Saxonfehtanto fight
3Proto-West Germanicfehtanto fight
4Proto-Germanicfehtanąto comb, detangle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

Words derived from “fægte”

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