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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

  1. Speed; swiftness; dispatch; Urgency; sudden...

Ancestry of “haste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchhasteurgency, haste, speed
2Frankishhaifstiviolence, haste; conflict, struggle
3Proto-Germanichaifstizconflict, struggle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeyp-to ridicule, mock, anger

Words derived from “haste”

  • hasten
  • hassle
  • posthaste
  • hasteth
  • hasteneth
  • overhaste
  • hastings
  • hastely
  • hasslefree
  • hastener
  • hastenest
  • hastest
  • hassler
  • hasteful
  • hasteless
  • hastish
  • hasslesome
  • hasol
  • hasel
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