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Where does “hateful” come from?

Hateful derives from Middle English hateful, formed with the suffix Middle English -ful from Old English -ful, itself from Proto-Germanic -fullaz, combined with Proto-Germanic hataz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- meaning to strike or wound.

hateful (English): Evoking a feeling of hatred; Dislikeable; Full of...

Definitions

  1. Evoking a feeling of hatred; Dislikeable; Full of...

Ancestry of “hateful”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishhatefulDisliked, malign, evil, revolting; Hateful,...
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

Words derived from “hateful”

  • hatefulness
  • hatefuller
  • self-hateful
  • unhateful
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