Where does “hatred” come from?
Hatred derives from Middle English hatrede, from Middle English hate, from Old English -rǣden and Old English hǣte, from Proto-Germanic hataz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots ḱeh₂d-, kayd-, and -h₂.
hatred (English): Strong aversion; intense dislike
Definitions
- Strong aversion; intense dislike
Ancestry of “hatred”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | haterede | Hatred, anger; a feeling of hate or ire |
| 2 | Middle English | hate | Hate, hatred, anger, wroth; Something that causes... |
| 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 |