Where does “hasteless” come from?

hasteless (English) comes from English haste, from Old French haste, from Frankish haifsti, from Proto-Germanic haifstiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeyp- — to ridicule, mock, anger.

hasteless (English): Without haste; leisurely

Definitions

  1. Without haste; leisurely

Ancestry of “hasteless”, step by step

hasteless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English haste

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

via English less

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlessTo a smaller extent or degree; comparative form...
2Middle Englishlesfalse; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie
3Old Englishlēasfalse, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose...
4Proto-Germanic*laus—

Words derived from “hasteless”

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