Where does “hate” come from?

hate (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse hata, from Proto-Germanic hatāną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₂d- — hatred, angriness; strong emotion.

hate (Norwegian Nynorsk): to hate

Definitions

  1. to hate

Ancestry of “hate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehatato hate
2Proto-Germanichatānąto hate
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₂d-hatred, angriness; strong emotion

Words derived from “hate”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hatāną →Every word from Old Norse hata →