Where does “anvechten” come from?

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

anvechten (Middle Low German): to attack; to defend

Definitions

  1. to attack; to defend

Ancestry of “anvechten”, step by step

anvechten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German vechten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvechtento fight
2Old Saxonfehtanto fight
3Proto-West Germanicfehtanto fight
4Proto-Germanicfehtanąto comb, detangle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

via Middle Low German an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germananon
2Old Saxonanon, in
3Proto-Germanic*an—
4Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fehtaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fehtan →
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