Where does “fäktare” come from?

fäktare (Swedish) comes from Swedish fäkta, 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.

fäktare (Swedish): fencer

Definitions

  1. fencer

Ancestry of “fäktare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfäktato fight; to fence; to partake in fencing; to...
2Old Swedishfækta—
3Middle Low Germanvechtento fight
4Old Saxonfehtanto fight
5Proto-West Germanicfehtanto fight
6Proto-Germanicfehtanąto comb, detangle
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

Words derived from “fäktare”

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