fechten

Signification

(class-3,intransitive,strong) to fence
(class-3,intransitive,poetic,strong) to fight
(class-3,intransitive,strong) to beg

Fréquence

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈfɛçtən/

Étymologie

From Old High German fehtan (“to fight”), from Proto-West Germanic *fehtan, from Proto-Germanic *fehtaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peḱ-. Cognate to Low German fechten, Dutch vechten, English fight, Danish fægte, Norwegian Bokmål fekte, Norwegian Nynorsk fekta, fekte.