Where does “hast” come from?
hast (German) comes from Middle Low German hast, from Middle Dutch haest, from Old French haste, from Frankish haifsti, from Proto-Germanic haifstiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeyp- — to ridicule, mock, anger.
hast (German): second-person singular present of haben
Definitions
- second-person singular present of haben
Ancestry of “hast”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | hast | have |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | haest | — |
| 3 | Old French | haste | urgency, haste, speed |
| 4 | Frankish | haifsti | violence, haste; conflict, struggle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | haifstiz | conflict, struggle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱeyp- | to ridicule, mock, anger |