Where does “foughten” come from?
foughten (Middle English) comes from Old English fohten, from Proto-Germanic fuhtanaz, from Proto-Germanic fehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.
Ancestry of “foughten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | fohten | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | fuhtanaz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fehtaną | to comb, detangle; to struggle , fight; to shear |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | peḱ- | to pluck; livestock; wealth |
Words derived from “foughten”