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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

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