Where does “fechten” come from?

fechten (Low German) comes from Middle Low German vechten, from Old Saxon fehtan, from Proto-West Germanic fehtan, from Proto-Germanic fehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

fechten (Low German): to fight, to combat, to wage battle; to fence; to...

Definitions

  1. to fight, to combat, to wage battle; to fence; to...

Ancestry of “fechten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvechtento fight
2Old Saxonfehtanto fight
3Proto-West Germanicfehtanto fight
4Proto-Germanicfehtanąto comb, detangle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fehtaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fehtan →
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