Where does “hurter” come from?

hurter (English) comes from English hurt, from Middle English hurten, from Old Northern French hurter.

hurter (English): One who hurts or does harm; A beam on a...

Definitions

  1. One who hurts or does harm; A beam on a...

Ancestry of “hurter”, step by step

hurter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hurt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhurtTo be painful; To cause physical pain and/or...
2Middle EnglishhurtenTo hurt cause an injury or disease
3Old Northern Frenchhurter

via Middle English hurtour

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishhurtourA protective plate fitted to an axle or cart
Every word from Old Northern French hurter