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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *pek'-
Meaning: to comb, to shear
Other Iranian: Pashto ẓ̌manj, NPers šāna `Kamm'
Old Greek: pékō, péktō, pektéō, aor. péksai̯, -asthai̯ `kämmen, sich kämmen, krempeln, scheren', pékos n., pókto-s m., póko-s m. `abgerupfte, abgeschorene Schafwolle, Vlies', pektḗr m. `Scherer'; att. ktẹ̄́s, Jo. Gramm. ktén, gen. ktenós `Kamm, Weberkamm'
Baltic: *peč- vb. tr., *pač-jā̂- vb.
Germanic: *fix-t-a- vb.; *fax-s-a- n.; *fax-t-i- c.; *fix-l=; ? *fix-ō- vb.
Latin: pectō, -ere, pexī (/pexuī, pectuī), pexum `kämmen, krempeln, behacken'; pexus, -a `gekämmt, langwollig'; pecten, -inis m. `Kamm, Riffel, Rechen, Hacke; Schambein; Griffel zum Saitenspiel; Kammuschel'
Other Italic: Umbr petenata `pectinātam'
Russ. meaning: чесать или стричь шерсть
References: WP II 17 f
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Baltic etymology :

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Proto-Baltic: *peč- vb. tr., *pač-jā̂- vb.
Meaning: shear, pluck
Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology
Lithuanian: pèšti `zupfen, rupfen, ausreissen, ausziehen, abreissen, pflücken, (Haare) raufen', frequ. pašiṓti
Lettish: pestiês (-šuôs, -suôs) 'über einen mit Worten herfallen; Anlass zum Streit suchen'
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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *fixtan- vb.; *faxsa-n; *faxti-z; *fixl=; ? *fixōn-
Meaning: comb, shear
IE etymology: IE etymology
Old Swedish: fǟt m. `Woole, Flies'
Old English: feohtan `fechten'; feht `Flies'; fihl `pannus'
English: fight
Old Frisian: fiuchta vb.
Old Saxon: fehtan `fechten'; farfehon `hinnehmen, wegraffen, verzehren'
Middle Dutch: vechten; vacht f. `vacht, wol'
Dutch: vechten; vacht f. `Wolle, Schur'
Old Franconian: fehtan
Middle Low German: fechten
Old High German: fehtan (8.Jh.) `fechten'; fehōn `verzehren, essen'; fahs
Middle High German: vëchten st. 'fechten, streiten, kämpfen, ringen'
German: fechten
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