Where does “fliten” come from?

fliten (Middle English) comes from Old English flītan, from Proto-West Germanic flītan, from Proto-Germanic flītaz.

fliten (Middle English): to argue, quarrel

Definitions

  1. to argue, quarrel

Ancestry of “fliten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishflītanto strive, contend
2Proto-West Germanicflītanto strive, fight
3Proto-Germanicflītaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic flītaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic flītan →Every word from Old English flītan →