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Where does “hatjaną” come from?

hatjaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic hataz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₂d- — hatred, angriness; strong emotion.

hatjaną (Proto-Germanic): to hunt down, pursue; to rush, incite, attack

Definitions

  1. to hunt down, pursue; to rush, incite, attack

Ancestry of “hatjaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichatazhate
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₂d-hatred, angriness; strong emotion

Words derived from “hatjaną”

  • hetzen
  • 𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽
  • hezzen
  • hetzen
  • hattjan
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