Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fehtaną

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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- (to pluck, ruffle, tousle, shear). Cognate with Latin pectō (to comb, thrash).

Pronunciation

Verb

*fehtaną[1][2]

  1. to comb, detangle
  2. to struggle (with), fight
  3. to shear

Inflection

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*fehtan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 134
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*fextanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 96-97