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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

  1. Hate, hatred, anger, wroth; Something that causes...

Ancestry of “hate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhatianto hate
2Old English-ianForms verbs from nouns and adjectives
3Old English-ōjan—
4Proto-West Germanic-ōnCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
5Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
6Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “hate”

  • hate
  • hatred
  • hateful
  • hatefully
  • hatefulness
  • hatest
  • haet
  • cyberhate
  • hatemonger
  • antihate
  • hatefuller
  • hateless
  • hateworthy
  • hatefest
  • unhate
  • hatable
  • hatelessness
  • hatee
  • hatedom
  • unhateful
  • hatesome
  • Jew-hatred
  • antihatred
  • self-hatred
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