Where does “hurry” come from?

Hurry comes from Middle English horien and hurren, from Proto-Germanic hurzaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers-.

hurry (English): Rushed action; Urgency; an incidence of a...

Definitions

  1. Rushed action; Urgency; an incidence of a...

Ancestry of “hurry”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhoriento rush, impel
2Middle Englishhurrento buzz; to vibrate rapidly, buzz
3Proto-Germanichurzanąto rush
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

Words derived from “hurry”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hurzaną →Every word from Middle English hurren →
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