Where does “pennfäkteri” come from?

pennfäkteri (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.

pennfäkteri (Swedish): polemics

Definitions

  1. polemics

Ancestry of “pennfäkteri”, step by step

pennfäkteri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish fäkta

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

via Swedish penna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpennaa contour feather, a penna; a quill, a feather...
2Latinpennawing; feather, especially a flight-feather;...
3Proto-Italicpetnāfeather; wing
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →