Where does “fækta” come from?
fækta (Old Swedish) comes from Middle Low German vechten, from Old Saxon fehtan, from Proto-West Germanic fehtan, from Proto-Germanic fehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.
Ancestry of “fækta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | vechten | to fight |
| 2 | Old Saxon | fehtan | to fight |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | fehtan | to fight |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fehtaną | to comb, detangle; to struggle , fight; to shear |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peḱ- | to pluck; livestock; wealth |
Words derived from “fækta”