Where does “Jew-hatred” come from?
Jew-hatred (English) comes from English hatred, from Middle English haterede, from Middle English hate, from Old English hatian, from Old English -ian, from Old English -ōjan, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną — he, she.
Jew-hatred (English): Anti-Semitism, hatred of Jews
Definitions
- Anti-Semitism, hatred of Jews
Ancestry of “Jew-hatred”, step by step
Jew-hatred traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hatred
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hatred | Strong aversion; intense dislike |
| 2 | Middle English | haterede | Hatred, anger; a feeling of hate or ire |
| 3 | Middle English | hate | Hate, hatred, anger, wroth; Something that causes... |
| 4 | Old English | hatian | to hate |
| 5 | Old English | -ian | Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 6 | Old English | -ōjan | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English Jew
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Jew | An adherent of Judaism; A member or descendent of... |
| 2 | Middle English | Jew | Jew; Israelite |
| 3 | Old French | juiu | Alternative form of Giu |
| 4 | Latin | Iūdaeus | Jewish, of or pertaining to the Jewish people |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἰουδαῖος | Jew or Judean |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἰουδά | Judah |
| 7 | Hebrew | יְהוּדָה | Judas; Judah, Judas |