Where does “ecghete” come from?

ecghete (Old English) comes from Old English hete, from Proto-West Germanic hati, from Proto-Germanic hataz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₂d- — hatred, angriness; strong emotion.

ecghete (Old English): edge-hatred, war

Definitions

  1. edge-hatred, war

Ancestry of “ecghete”, step by step

ecghete traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English hete

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhetehatred, malice
2Proto-West Germanichatihate
3Proto-Germanichatazhate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₂d-hatred, angriness; strong emotion

via Old English eċġ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englisheċġedge
2Proto-West Germanicaggjuedge, corner
3Proto-Germanicagjōedge, corner
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hataz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hati →