Where does “*fehtan” come from?

*fehtan (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic fehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

Ancestry of “*fehtan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “*fehtan”

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