Where does “hater” come from?

hater (Dutch) comes from Dutch haten, 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.

hater (Dutch): hater; hater, enemy or criticaster

Definitions

  1. hater; hater, enemy or criticaster

Ancestry of “hater”, step by step

hater traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch haten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhatento hate
2Middle Dutchhāten—
3Old Dutchhatonto hate
4Proto-West Germanic*hatēnto hate
5Proto-Germanichatānąto hate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₂d-hatred, angriness; strong emotion

via Dutch er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcherthere; him, her, it, them; of them, of those
2Old Dutchiro—

Words derived from “hater”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hatāną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hatēn →