Where does “vëhten” come from?

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

Ancestry of “vëhten”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vëhten

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ-Every word from Proto-Germanic fehtanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic fehtan