Where does “Hass” come from?

Hass (Pennsylvania German) comes from Old High German haz, from Proto-West Germanic hati, from Proto-Germanic hataz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₂d- — hatred, angriness; strong emotion.

Hass (Pennsylvania German): hate, hatred; spite

Definitions

  1. hate, hatred; spite

Ancestry of “Hass”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhazhate
2Proto-West Germanichatihate
3Proto-Germanichatazhate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₂d-hatred, angriness; strong emotion
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hataz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hati →
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