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Where does “hatee” come from?

hatee (English) comes from English hate, from Middle English hate, from Old English hatian, from Old English -ian, from Old English -ōjan, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.

hatee (English): One who is hated

Definitions

  1. One who is hated

Ancestry of “hatee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhateAn object of hatred; Hatred; Negative feedback,...
2Middle EnglishhateHate, hatred, anger, wroth; Something that causes...
3Old Englishhatianto hate
4Old English-ianForms verbs from nouns and adjectives
5Old English-ōjan—
6Proto-West Germanic-ōnCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
7Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
8Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
11Chichewaiyehe, she
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