Where does “hâte” come from?

hâte (French) comes from Middle French haste, from Old French haste, from Frankish haifsti, from Proto-Germanic haifstiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeyp- — to ridicule, mock, anger.

hâte (French): haste, impatience; first-person singular present...

Definitions

  1. haste, impatience; first-person singular present...

Ancestry of “hâte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchhastehaste, speed
2Old Frenchhasteurgency, haste, speed
3Frankishhaifstiviolence, haste; conflict, struggle
4Proto-Germanichaifstizconflict, struggle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeyp-to ridicule, mock, anger
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeyp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haifstiz →Every word from Frankish haifsti →