Where does “vechthaan” come from?

vechthaan (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.

vechthaan (Dutch): gamecock; brawler

Definitions

  1. gamecock; brawler

Ancestry of “vechthaan”, step by step

vechthaan 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 haan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchhaanA cock, a rooster; The male of various other...
2Middle Dutchhane—
3Old Dutchhanorooster
4Proto-Germanichanôrooster, cock
5Proto-Indo-Europeankan-to sing; hemp
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