Where does “Gefecht” come from?

Gefecht (German) comes from Middle High German gevehte, from Old High German gifeht, from Proto-Germanic gefeht, from Proto-Germanic fehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

Gefecht (German): fight, military encounter, skirmish

Definitions

  1. fight, military encounter, skirmish

Ancestry of “Gefecht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangevehte—
2Old High Germangifeht—
3Proto-Germanicgefeht—
4Proto-Germanicfehtanąto comb, detangle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

Words derived from “Gefecht”

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