Where does “hasten” come from?
Hasten comes from Middle English hasten, from Old English -en, from Proto-Germanic jainaz, from Proto-Indo-European i-.
hasten (English): To move or act in a quick fashion; To make...
Definitions
- To move or act in a quick fashion; To make...
Ancestry of “hasten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | haste | Speed; swiftness; dispatch; Urgency; sudden... |
| 2 | Old French | haste | urgency, haste, speed |
| 3 | Frankish | haifsti | violence, haste; conflict, struggle |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | haifstiz | conflict, struggle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱeyp- | to ridicule, mock, anger |
Words derived from “hasten”