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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfohten—
2Proto-Germanicfuhtanaz—
3Proto-Germanicfehtanąto comb, detangle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

Words derived from “foughten”

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