Where does “hater” come from?
Hater comes from Middle English hatere, formed with the Middle English agentive suffix -er from Old French -er, ultimately derived from the Latin agent noun suffix -arius.
hater (English): One who hates; One who expresses unfounded or...
Definitions
- One who hates; One who expresses unfounded or...
Ancestry of “hater”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | hatere | hater; Alternative form of hater |
| 2 | Middle English | haten | To feel negative emotions towards; To perform... |
| 3 | Old English | hatian | to hate |
| 4 | Old English | -ian | Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 5 | Old English | -ōjan | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |