Where does “fohten” come from?

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

Ancestry of “fohten”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fohten

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ-Every word from Proto-Germanic fehtanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic fuhtanaz