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fighter (n.)
[fighter 词源字典]
Old English
feohtere
; agent noun from
fight
(v.). Compare Dutch
vechter
, German
Fechter
. Old English also had
feohtling
in this sense. Meaning "fast military airplane used for combat" is from 1917.
[fighter etymology, fighter origin, 英语词源]