Where does “antihate” come from?
antihate (English) comes from English hate, 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, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.
antihate (English): Opposing or countering hate
Definitions
- Opposing or countering hate
Ancestry of “antihate”, step by step
antihate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hate | An object of hatred; Hatred; Negative feedback,... |
| 2 | Middle English | hate | Hate, hatred, anger, wroth; Something that causes... |
| 3 | Old English | hatian | to hate |
| 4 | Old English | -ian | Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 5 | Old English | -ōjan | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |