Where does “фехтование” come from?

фехтование (Russian) comes from Russian фехтовать, 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.

фехтование (Russian): fencing

Definitions

  1. fencing

Ancestry of “фехтование”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianфехтоватьto fence
2GermanfechtenTo fence; To fight; To beg
3Middle High Germanvëhten—
4Old High Germanfehtanto fight
5Proto-West Germanicfehtanto fight
6Proto-Germanicfehtanąto comb, detangle
7Proto-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 →