Where does “fighting” come from?

fighting (Chinese) comes from Korean 화이팅, from English fighting, from Middle English feghtyng, from Old English feohtende, from Proto-Germanic fehtandz, from Proto-Germanic fehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

fighting (Chinese): go for it

Definitions

  1. go for it

Ancestry of “fighting”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean화이팅Good luck!; Go for it!
2Englishfightingpresent participle of fight; Engaged in war or...
3Middle Englishfeghtyng—
4Old Englishfeohtende—
5Proto-Germanicfehtandz—
6Proto-Germanicfehtanąto comb, detangle
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fehtaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic fehtandz →