vechten

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈvɛxtə(n)/

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) to fight

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch vechten inherited from Old Dutch fehtan inherited from *fehtan inherited from Proto-Germanic *fehtaną (comb, tease, shear, struggle with, struggle, contend with) derived from Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- (livestock, pluck, joyful, comb, make glad, shear, pluck wool, wool, pretty, be joyful, hair, please oneself, make attractive, make pretty).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*peḱ-

Gloss

livestock, pluck, joyful, comb, make glad, shear, pluck wool, wool, pretty, be joyful, hair, please oneself, make attractive, make pretty

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

畜

Emoji

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