Where does “fiȝt” come from?

fiȝt (Middle English) comes from Old English feoht, from Proto-West Germanic fehtan, from Proto-Germanic fehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

Ancestry of “fiȝt”, step by step

fiȝt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English feoht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfeohtfight
2Proto-West Germanicfehtanto fight
3Proto-Germanicfehtanąto comb, detangle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

via Old English ġefeoht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġefeohtbattle, war
2Proto-Germanicgafehtąfight, struggle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fehtaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fehtan →
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