Where does “unfoughten” come from?
unfoughten (English) comes from English foughten, 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.
Ancestry of “unfoughten”, step by step
unfoughten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English foughten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | foughten | past participle of fight |
| 2 | Middle English | foughten | — |
| 3 | Old English | fohten | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fuhtanaz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fehtaną | to comb, detangle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peḱ- | to pluck; livestock; wealth |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |