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Where does “hasty” come from?

Hasty comes from Middle English hasty, likely from Old French hastif meaning "quick" or "vehement," though the ultimate origin remains uncertain.

hasty (English): acting in haste; being too hurried or quick

Definitions

  1. acting in haste; being too hurried or quick

Ancestry of “hasty”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norman FrenchAsketin—
2Old NorseÁsketill—

Words derived from “hasty”

  • hastily
  • hastiness
  • overhasty
  • overhastily
  • unhasty
  • overhastiness
Every word from Old Norse Ásketill →