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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

*fehtaną[1][2]

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

Inflection[edit]

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Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

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