Where does “ongefeoht” come from?

ongefeoht (Old English) comes from Old English on, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

ongefeoht (Old English): attack, assault

Definitions

  1. attack, assault

Ancestry of “ongefeoht”, step by step

ongefeoht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English on

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishonon, in, at, among; from
2Proto-West Germanicanaon
3Proto-Germanic*an—
4Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Old English ġefeoht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġefeohtbattle, war
2Proto-Germanicgafehtąfight, struggle
3Proto-Germanicfehtanąto comb, detangle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →