Where does “hassle” come from?
Hassle comes from Middle English -el, Old English -el, Old English -ol, and Proto-Indo-European -elo- and -lós, though its precise original meaning remains uncertain.
hassle (English): Trouble, bother, unwanted annoyances or problems;...
Definitions
- Trouble, bother, unwanted annoyances or problems;...
Ancestry of “hassle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | haste | Speed; swiftness; dispatch; Urgency; sudden... |
| 2 | Old French | haste | urgency, haste, speed |
| 3 | Frankish | haifsti | violence, haste; conflict, struggle |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | haifstiz | conflict, struggle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱeyp- | to ridicule, mock, anger |
Words derived from “hassle”