Gefecht
German (Berlin)
/ɡəˈfɛçt/
noun
Definitions
- fight, military encounter, skirmish
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German gevehte inherited from Old High German gifeht inherited from Proto-Germanic *gefeht.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*gefeht
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Gefechtsmarsch German
- Marsch German
- Wort German
- Wortgefecht German
- *gefeht Proto-Germanic
- gifeht Old High German
- gevehte Middle High German