fehtan
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *fehtaną, whence Old Saxon fehtan, Old English feohtan (English fight). From Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- (“to pluck out”) (also in Proto-Indo-European *peḱu- (“cattle”), English fee, fellow, Latin pecu, pecunia).
Verb
fehtan
- to fight
Conjugation
Conjugation of fehtan
| indicative | present | preterite |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person singular | fihtu | faht |
| 2nd person singular | fihtis | fuhti |
| 3rd person singular | fihtit | faht |
| 1st person plural | fehtem(es) | fuhtum(es) |
| 2nd person plural | fehtet | fuhtut |
| 3rd person plural | fehtant | fuhtun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | fehte | fuhti |
| 2nd person singular | fehtes | fuhtis |
| 3rd person singular | fehte | fuhti |
| 1st person plural | fehtem(es) | fuhtim(es) |
| 2nd person plural | fehtet | fuhtit |
| 3rd person plural | fehten | fuhtin |
| imperative | ||
| singular | fiht | |
| plural | fehtet | |
| participle | present | past |
| fehtanti | gifohtan |
Descendants
- Middle High German: vëhten
- German: fechten
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *fehtaną, whence Old High German fehtan (German fechten), Old Frisian fiuhta, Old English feohtan (English fight). From Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- (“to pluck out”) (also in Proto-Indo-European *peḱu- (“cattle”), English fee, fellow, Latin pecu, pecunia).
Verb
fehtan
- to fight
Conjugation
Conjugation of fehtan
| indicative | present | preterite |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person singular | fihtu | faht |
| 2nd person singular | fihtis | fuhti |
| 3rd person singular | fihtid | faht |
| plural | fehtad | fuhtun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | fehte | fuhti |
| 2nd person singular | fehtes | fuhtis |
| 3rd person singular | fehte | fuhti |
| plural | fehten | fuhtin |
| imperative | present | — |
| singular | feht | |
| plural | fehtad | |
| participle | present | past |
| fehtandi | (gi)fohtan |