Where does “fehtati” come from?

fehtati (Serbo-Croatian) 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.

fehtati (Serbo-Croatian): to beg

Definitions

  1. to beg

Ancestry of “fehtati”, 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 →