Where does “hurtle” come from?

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

hurtle (English): To move rapidly, violently, or without control;...

Definitions

  1. To move rapidly, violently, or without control;...

Ancestry of “hurtle”, step by step

hurtle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English hurtelen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhurtelen—
2Middle EnglishhurtenTo hurt cause an injury or disease
3Old Northern Frenchhurter—

via English hurtleberry

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhurtleberryAlternative form of whortleberry

Words derived from “hurtle”

Every word from Old Northern French hurter →Every word from Middle English hurten →Every word from Middle English hurtelen →