Where does “fekting” come from?

fekting (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål fekte, 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.

fekting (Norwegian Bokmål): fencing

Definitions

  1. fencing

Ancestry of “fekting”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfekteto fence; to gesticulate, wave
2Middle Low Germanvechtento fight
3Old Saxonfehtanto fight
4Proto-West Germanicfehtanto fight
5Proto-Germanicfehtanąto comb, detangle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

Words derived from “fekting”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fehtaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fehtan →