Where does “haten” come from?

haten (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.

haten (Middle English): To feel negative emotions towards; To perform...

Definitions

  1. To feel negative emotions towards; To perform...

Ancestry of “haten”, 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 “haten”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Proto-Germanic -ōną →