Where does “fechtunek” come from?

fechtunek (Polish) comes from German fechten, from Middle High German vëhten, from Old High German fehtan, from Proto-West Germanic fehtan, from Proto-Germanic fehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

fechtunek (Polish): fencing; swordsmanship

Definitions

  1. fencing; swordsmanship

Ancestry of “fechtunek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanfechtenTo fence; To fight; To beg
2Middle High Germanvëhten—
3Old High Germanfehtanto fight
4Proto-West Germanicfehtanto fight
5Proto-Germanicfehtanąto comb, detangle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fehtaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fehtan →
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