Where does “hetespræc” come from?
hetespræc (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.
hetespræc (Old English): hateful speech: verbal abuse, invective
Definitions
- hateful speech: verbal abuse, invective
Ancestry of “hetespræc”, step by step
hetespræc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English hete
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | hete | hatred, malice |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | hati | hate |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hataz | hate |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱeh₂d- | hatred, angriness; strong emotion |
via Old English sprǣċ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | sprǣċ | speech, language; speech, discourse, language;... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sprēkō | speech, language |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pereg- | to shrug, be quick, twitch, splash, blast; to be... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)per- | to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;... |