Where does “hate” come from?
hate (Middle English) comes from Old English hatian, from Old English -ian, from Old English -ōjan, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
hate (Middle English): Hate, hatred, anger, wroth; Something that causes...
Definitions
- Hate, hatred, anger, wroth; Something that causes...
Ancestry of “hate”, step by step
hate traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English hatian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | hatian | to hate |
| 2 | Old English | -ian | Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 3 | Old English | -ōjan | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Middle English hete
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | hete | Heat; thermal energy and a medieval element |
| 2 | Old English | hete | hatred, malice |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hati | hate |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hataz | hate |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱeh₂d- | hatred, angriness; strong emotion |
via Old Norse hatr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | hatr | hatred, spite, aversion |