Where does “warfighting” come from?
warfighting (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.
warfighting (English): The fighting of a war
Ancestry of “warfighting”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | fighting | present participle of fight; Engaged in war or... |
| 2 | Middle English | feghtyng | — |
| 3 | Old English | feohtende | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fehtandz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fehtaną | to comb, detangle; to struggle , fight; to shear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peḱ- | to pluck; livestock; wealth |