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

  1. Trouble, bother, unwanted annoyances or problems;...

Ancestry of “hassle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhasteSpeed; swiftness; dispatch; Urgency; sudden...
2Old Frenchhasteurgency, haste, speed
3Frankishhaifstiviolence, haste; conflict, struggle
4Proto-Germanichaifstizconflict, struggle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeyp-to ridicule, mock, anger

Words derived from “hassle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeyp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haifstiz →Every word from Frankish haifsti →