Where does “파이팅” come from?

파이팅 (Korean) 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.

파이팅 (Korean): good luck!; go for it!, go!, come on!

Definitions

  1. good luck!; go for it!, go!, come on!

Ancestry of “파이팅”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fehtaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic fehtandz →