Where does “hurt” come from?

hurt (Middle English) comes from Middle English hurten, from Old Northern French hurter.

hurt (Middle English): Injury, harm or damage; that which is detrimental

Definitions

  1. Injury, harm or damage; that which is detrimental

Ancestry of “hurt”, step by step

hurt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English hurten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishhurtenTo hurt cause an injury or disease
2Old Northern Frenchhurter—

via Old French hurt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchhurt—

Words derived from “hurt”

Every word from Old Northern French hurter →Every word from Middle English hurten →