Where does “hâtif” come from?

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

hâtif (French): hasty; hurried

Definitions

  1. hasty; hurried

Ancestry of “hâtif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchhastifspeedy; quick; hurried
2Old Frenchhasteurgency, haste, speed
3Frankishhaifstiviolence, haste; conflict, struggle
4Proto-Germanichaifstizconflict, struggle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeyp-to ridicule, mock, anger

Words derived from “hâtif”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeyp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haifstiz →Every word from Frankish haifsti →