Where does “fäkta” come from?

fäkta (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish fækta, 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.

fäkta (Swedish): to fight; to fence; to partake in fencing; to...

Definitions

  1. to fight; to fence; to partake in fencing; to...

Ancestry of “fäkta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishfækta—
2Middle Low Germanvechtento fight
3Old Saxonfehtanto fight
4Proto-West Germanicfehtanto fight
5Proto-Germanicfehtanąto comb, detangle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

Words derived from “fäkta”

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