Where does “stierenvechten” come from?

stierenvechten (Dutch) 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.

stierenvechten (Dutch): bullfighting

Definitions

  1. bullfighting

Ancestry of “stierenvechten”, step by step

stierenvechten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vechten

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

via Dutch Stier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchStierTaurus
2Middle Dutchstier—
3Old DutchstierA bull
4Proto-Germanicsteurazbull
5Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fehtaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fehtan →
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