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Where does “haten” come from?

haten (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch hāten, from Old Dutch haton, from Proto-West Germanic *hatēn, from Proto-Germanic hatāną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₂d- — hatred, angriness; strong emotion.

haten (Dutch): to hate

Definitions

  1. to hate

Ancestry of “haten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhāten—
2Old Dutchhatonto hate
3Proto-West Germanic*hatēn—
4Proto-Germanichatānąto hate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₂d-hatred, angriness; strong emotion

Words derived from “haten”

  • vrouwenhater
  • hater
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