Where does “hate” come from?
hate (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse hata, from Proto-Germanic hatāną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₂d- — hatred, angriness; strong emotion.
hate (Norwegian Bokmål): to hate
Ancestry of “hate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | hata | to hate |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hatāną | to hate |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱeh₂d- | hatred, angriness; strong emotion |