Where does “foughten” come from?

foughten (English) comes from Middle English foughten, from Old English fohten, from Proto-Germanic fuhtanaz, from Proto-Germanic fehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

foughten (English): past participle of fight

Definitions

  1. past participle of fight

Ancestry of “foughten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishfoughten—
2Old Englishfohten—
3Proto-Germanicfuhtanaz—
4Proto-Germanicfehtanąto comb, detangle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

Words derived from “foughten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fehtaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic fuhtanaz →