Where does “fyȝtynge” come from?

fyȝtynge (Middle English) comes from Old English feohtende, from Proto-Germanic fehtandz, from Proto-Germanic fehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

Ancestry of “fyȝtynge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfeohtende—
2Proto-Germanicfehtandz—
3Proto-Germanicfehtanąto comb, detangle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fehtaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic fehtandz →