Where does “hurt” come from?
Hurt comes from Old Northern French hurter, which originally meant to strike or knock against something.
hurt (English): To be painful; To cause physical pain and/or...
Definitions
- To be painful; To cause physical pain and/or...
Ancestry of “hurt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | hurten | — |
| 2 | Old Northern French | hurter | — |
Words derived from “hurt”