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Where does “hat” come from?

hat (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic hataz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₂d- — hatred, angriness; strong emotion.

Ancestry of “hat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichatazhate
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₂d-hatred, angriness; strong emotion

Words derived from “hat”

  • hatelijk
  • hatelijkheid
  • haat
  • vrouwenhaat
  • haatbaard
  • hāt
  • hat
  • haat
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