Etymology

hast

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Today it means: A surname. Full definition →

Middle English hast ← Old English hæfst ← Proto-Germanic *habaisi
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hast · verb1

  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*habaisi
  2. Old English · inherited fromhæfst
  3. Middle English · inherited fromhast
  4. English todayhast

From Middle English hast, havest, second-person present singular form of haven, from Old English hæfst, hafast, second-person present singular form of habban, from Proto-Germanic *habaisi, second-person present singular form of *habjaną; equivalent to have + -est. Compare German and West Frisian hast.

Hast · proper noun2

  1. Swedish · borrowed fromHast
  2. German · borrowed fromHast
  3. English todayHast

Various origins: * Borrowed from German Hast, probably a habitational surname. * Borrowed from Swedish Hast, a nickname from hast (“haste, hurry”). * Reduced form of the English surname Hayhurst.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishhast all →

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