Where does “flyten” come from?

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

flyten (Middle English): To quarrel, brawl, or wrangle

Definitions

  1. To quarrel, brawl, or wrangle

Ancestry of “flyten”, 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 →