Words that come from Proto-West Germanic fehtan

88 words across 23 languages descend from Proto-West Germanic fehtan — including fight, firefight, gunfight, bullfight, fistfight, dogfight, cockfight, catfight.

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English (35)

Dutch (7)

Middle English (7)

Old English (6)

German (6)

Swedish (3)

Norwegian Bokmål (3)

Norwegian Nynorsk (3)

Middle Low German (2)

Serbo-Croatian (2)

Scots (2)

Low German (1)

Old High German (1)

Afrikaans (1)

Old Dutch (1)

Middle Dutch (1)

Russian (1)

Old Swedish (1)

Japanese (1)

Old Saxon (1)

Saterland Frisian (1)

Tok Pisin (1)

Pijin (1)