Where does “enhayr” come from?
enhayr (Middle French) comes from Middle French en, from Old French en, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
enhayr (Middle French): to hate
Definitions
- to hate
Ancestry of “enhayr”, step by step
enhayr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | en | on; on to |
| 2 | Old French | en | in; inside; on; upon; in |
| 3 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 4 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Middle French hayr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | hayr | to hate |
| 2 | Old French | haïr | Alternative form of hair; to hate |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hattjan | to hunt down, to pursue |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hatjaną | to hunt down, pursue; to rush, incite, attack |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hataz | hate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱeh₂d- | hatred, angriness; strong emotion |