Where does “hatian” come from?
hatian (Old English) comes from Old English -ian, from Old English -ōjan, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
hatian (Old English): to hate
Ancestry of “hatian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | -ian | Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 2 | Old English | -ōjan | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
Words derived from “hatian”