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Where does “fūhten” come from?

fūhten (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic funhtijaną, from Proto-Germanic funhtijaz, from Proto-Indo-European pnkt-, from Proto-Indo-European pen-k-, from Proto-Indo-European pen- — bog, mire; moist; wet; mud; swamp; water; mire,...

Ancestry of “fūhten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicfunhtijanąTo moisten
2Proto-Germanicfunhtijazwet; damp; moist
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpnkt-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpen-k-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpen-bog, mire; moist; wet; mud; swamp; water; mire,...

Words derived from “fūhten”

  • vochten
  • bevochten
  • vochten
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