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Where does “tyrefekting” come from?

tyrefekting (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk fekting, from Norwegian Nynorsk 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.

tyrefekting (Norwegian Nynorsk): bullfighting; a bullfight

Definitions

  1. bullfighting; a bullfight

Ancestry of “tyrefekting”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfektingfencing
2Norwegian Nynorskfekteto fence; to gesticulate, wave
3Middle Low Germanvechtento fight
4Old Saxonfehtanto fight
5Proto-West Germanicfehtanto fight
6Proto-Germanicfehtanąto comb, detangle; to struggle , fight; to shear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth
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