Where does “vechten” come from?

vechten (Dutch) comes 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.

vechten (Dutch): to fight

Definitions

  1. to fight

Ancestry of “vechten”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vechten

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ-
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