Where does “ġefeoht” come from?

ġefeoht (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic gafehtą, from Proto-Germanic fehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

ġefeoht (Old English): battle, war

Definitions

  1. battle, war

Ancestry of “ġefeoht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgafehtąfight, struggle
2Proto-Germanicfehtanąto comb, detangle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

Words derived from “ġefeoht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fehtaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic gafehtą →