Where does “haste” come from?

haste (Middle French) comes from Old French haste, from Frankish haifsti, from Proto-Germanic haifstiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeyp- — to ridicule, mock, anger.

haste (Middle French): haste, speed

Definitions

  1. haste, speed

Ancestry of “haste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchhasteurgency, haste, speed
2Frankishhaifstiviolence, haste; conflict, struggle
3Proto-Germanichaifstizconflict, struggle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeyp-to ridicule, mock, anger

Words derived from “haste”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeyp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haifstiz →Every word from Frankish haifsti →