Where does “fehtan” come from?

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

fehtan (Proto-West Germanic): to fight

Definitions

  1. to fight

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 →