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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]
- to comb, detangle
- to struggle (with), fight
- to shear
Inflection
Conjugation of
*fehtaną (strong class 3)
Descendants
References
- ^ 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
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*fextanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 96-97