Where does “utgefeoht” come from?

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

utgefeoht (Old English): foreign war

Definitions

  1. foreign war

Ancestry of “utgefeoht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġefeohtbattle, war
2Proto-Germanicgafehtąfight, struggle
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-Germanic gafehtą →