Where does “stickfighting” come from?

stickfighting (English) comes 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.

stickfighting (English): Fighting with a staff or baton, as in certain...

Definitions

  1. Fighting with a staff or baton, as in certain...

Ancestry of “stickfighting”, step by step

stickfighting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fighting

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishfightingpresent participle of fight; Engaged in war or...
2Middle Englishfeghtyng—
3Old Englishfeohtende—
4Proto-Germanicfehtandz—
5Proto-Germanicfehtanąto comb, detangle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

via English stick

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstickAn elongated piece of wood or similar material,...
2Middle Englishstikketwig, branch; kindling, twigs used as a...
3Old Englishsticcastick
4Proto-West Germanic*stikkōstick, pole
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fehtaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic fehtandz →