Where does “flitan” come from?

flitan (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic flītan, from Proto-Germanic flītaz.

flitan (Old Saxon): to fight; to contend, strive

Definitions

  1. to fight; to contend, strive

Ancestry of “flitan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicflītanto strive, fight
2Proto-Germanicflītaz—

Words derived from “flitan”

Every word from Proto-Germanic flītaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic flītan →