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

tyrefekting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk fekting

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk tyr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktyrbull; Taurus
2Danishtyrbull; Taurean; present tense of ty
3Old NorseTýrTyr
4Proto-GermanicTīwazof Tiw; god; Tyr, god of war
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
6Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fehtaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fehtan →