Where does “anafehtan” come from?

anafehtan (Old Dutch) comes from Old Dutch fehtan, from Proto-West Germanic fehtan, from Proto-Germanic fehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

anafehtan (Old Dutch): to fight against, to combat

Definitions

  1. to fight against, to combat

Ancestry of “anafehtan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchfehtanto fight
2Proto-West Germanicfehtanto fight
3Proto-Germanicfehtanąto comb, detangle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fehtaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fehtan →