Where does “fächtje” come from?

fächtje (Saterland Frisian) 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.

fächtje (Saterland Frisian): To fight; To fence

Definitions

  1. To fight; To fence

Ancestry of “fächtje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvechtento fight
2Old Saxonfehtanto fight
3Proto-West Germanicfehtanto fight
4Proto-Germanicfehtanąto comb, detangle
5Proto-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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