Where does “haste” come from?
Haste comes from Middle English hasten, meaning to move quickly or hurry.
haste (English): Speed; swiftness; dispatch; Urgency; sudden...
Definitions
- Speed; swiftness; dispatch; Urgency; sudden...
Ancestry of “haste”, step by step
haste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French haste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | haste | urgency, haste, speed |
| 2 | Frankish | haifsti | violence, haste; conflict, struggle |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | haifstiz | conflict, struggle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱeyp- | to ridicule, mock, anger |
via Middle English hasten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | hasten | — |