| 【fight】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "feohtan," "feoht," "feohte," and "gefeoht." It carries the basic meaning of "fight." from PIE *pek- "⑵to comb, to pluck out" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "fight"]
fight ****[495] If you fight something unpleasant, you try in a determined way to prevent it or stop it happening.
fighter **[3507] A fighter or a fighter plane is a fast military aircraft that is used for destroying other aircraft.
fighting ***[2799]
[WORD ROOT]root fight
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] fight
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) feohtan, feoht, feohte, gefeoht
[MEANING]root fight
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 feohtan [from Proto-Germanic *fe(u)hta] 〈verb〉 to combat, contend with weapons, strive; attack; gain by fighting, win
- 【Old English】 feoht 〈noun〉
- 【Old English】 feohte 〈noun〉
- 【Old English】 gefeoht 〈noun〉 a fight, combat, hostile encounter
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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fight ★★★★[495] verb from fight
【DEFINITION】 If you fight something unpleasant, you try in a determined way to prevent it or stop it happening.
【Declension/Conjugation】 fought, fought, fighting, fights
【ROOTs】 fight; fight
【Etymology】 《Old English feohtan》 [from Proto-Germanic *fe(u)hta] 〈verb〉 to combat, contend with weapons, strive; attack; gain by fighting, win
【First Known Meaning】 to combat, contend with weapons, strive; attack; gain by fighting, win
【DERIVATIVEs】 fighting, fight
fighter ★★[3507] noun from fight
【DEFINITION】 A fighter or a fighter plane is a fast military aircraft that is used for destroying other aircraft.
【pl.】 fighters
【COMPOSITION】 fight + er
【ROOTs】 ⑴ fight; fight ⑵ er; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English feohtan》 [from Proto-Germanic *fe(u)hta] 〈verb〉 to combat, contend with weapons, strive; attack; gain by fighting, win
fighting ★★★[2799] noun from fight
【DEFINITION】
【pl.】 fightings
【COMPOSITION】 fight + ing
【ROOTs】 ⑴ fight; fight ⑵ ing; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English feohtan》 [from Proto-Germanic *fe(u)hta] 〈verb〉 to combat, contend with weapons, strive; attack; gain by fighting, win
【DERIVATIVEs】 fighting, fight
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
fig-
fid-, fis-
-fest-
fer
fend
femin
favor
fast
fascin
fare
