Where does “fehtan” come from?
fehtan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic fehtan, from Proto-Germanic fehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.
fehtan (Old Dutch): to fight
Ancestry of “fehtan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | fehtan | to fight |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | fehtaną | to comb, detangle; to struggle , fight; to shear |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | peḱ- | to pluck; livestock; wealth |
Words derived from “fehtan”