Etymology Explorer › Norwegian Bokmål

Where does “fekte” come from?

fekte (Norwegian Bokmål) 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.

fekte (Norwegian Bokmål): to fence; to gesticulate, wave

Definitions

  1. to fence; to gesticulate, wave

Ancestry of “fekte”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fekte”

  • fekting
  • tyrefekting
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