Where does “vechten” come from?

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

vechten (Middle Dutch): to fight; to battle

Definitions

  1. to fight; to battle

Ancestry of “vechten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchfehtanto fight
2Proto-West Germanicfehtanto fight
3Proto-Germanicfehtanąto comb, detangle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

Words derived from “vechten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fehtaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fehtan →