Where does “fitt” come from?

fitt (English) comes from Middle English fit, from Old English fitt, from Proto-Germanic fitī, from Proto-Indo-European pedio-.

fitt (English): Alternative form of fit

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of fit

Ancestry of “fitt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishfitan adversary of equal power
2Old Englishfittsong; conflict
3Proto-Germanicfitīsection, segment, chapter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpedio-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pedio- →
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