Where does “haste” come from?
haste (Old French) comes from Frankish haifsti, from Proto-Germanic haifstiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeyp- — to ridicule, mock, anger.
haste (Old French): urgency, haste, speed
Ancestry of “haste”, step by step
haste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Frankish haifsti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Frankish | haifsti | violence, haste; conflict, struggle |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | haifstiz | conflict, struggle |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱeyp- | to ridicule, mock, anger |
via Latin hasta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | hasta | a spear, lance, pike, carried by soldiers and... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰast- | rod; pole; bar; switch |
Words derived from “haste”