Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗To engage in combat with; to oppose physically, to contest with. · To conduct or engage in (battle, warfare, a cause, etc.). · To contend in physical conflict, either singly or in war, battle, etc. · To contend in physical conflict with each other, either singly or in war, battle, etc.
From Middle English fighten (“to fight”), from Old English feohtan (“to fight, combat, strive”), from Proto-West Germanic *fehtan (“to fight”), from Proto-Germanic *fehtaną (“to comb, tease, shear, struggle with”), from Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- (“to comb, shear”). Cognate with Scots fecht (“to fight”), West Frisian fjochtsje, fjuchte (“to fight”), Dutch vechten (“to fight”), Low German fechten (“to fight”), German fechten (“to fence”), Danish fægte (“to fence, to fight (using blade weapons)”), Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk fekte (“to fence”), Swedish fäkta (“to fence, to fight (using blade weapons), to wave vigorously (and carelessly) with one's arms”), Latin pectō (“comb, thrash”, verb), Albanian pjek (“to hit, strive, fight”), Ancient Greek πέκω (pékō, “comb or card wool”, verb). Related also to Old English feht (“wool, shaggy pelt, fleece”).
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- Root classification mention*peḱ- (pluck)ine-pro
- Inherited-form mentionfightenenm
- Inherited-form mentionfeohtanang
- Inherited-form mention*fehtangmw-pro
- Inherited-form mention*fehtanągem-pro
- Derivation mention*peḱ-ine-pro
- Cognate mentionfechtsco
- Cognate mentionfjochtsjefy
- Cognate mentionvechtennl
- Cognate mentionfechtennds
- Cognate mentionfechtende
- Cognate mentionfægteda
- Cognate mentionfäktasv
- Cognate mentionpectōla
- Cognate mentionpjeksq
- Cognate mentionπέκωgrc
- Cognate mentionfehtang
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