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
Definitions
- The fighting of a war
Ancestry of “warfighting”, step by step
warfighting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fighting
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peḱ- | to pluck; livestock; wealth |
via English War
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | War | Preceded by [[the#Article |
| 2 | Middle English | werre | War in general; the practice of fighting between... |
| 3 | Old Norse | verri | comparative degree of illr, worse; worse |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wirsizô | comparative degree of *ubilaz; worse |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wers- | to wipe; peak, height |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |