haste

haste · noun, verb¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*ḱeyp-“to ridicule, mock, anger”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*haifstiz“struggle, conflict”
3. Frankish · derived from*hai(f)st“violence”
4. Old French · derived fromhaste
5. Middle English · inherited fromhast“haste”
6. Middle English · inherited fromhasten
7. English todayhaste

Blend of Middle English hasten (verb), (compare Dutch haasten, German hasten, Danish haste, Swedish hasta (“to hasten, rush”)) and Middle English hast (“haste”, noun), from Old French haste (whence French hâte), from Old Frankish *hai(f)st (“violence”), from Proto-Germanic *haifstiz (“struggle, conflict”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱeyp- (“to ridicule, mock, anger”). Akin to Old Frisian hāst, hāste (“haste”), Old English hǣst (“violence”), Old English hǣste (“violent, impetuous, vehement”, adjective), Old Norse heift /heipt (“feud”), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃𐍄𐍃 (haifsts, “rivalry”). Cognate with German heftig (“vehement”) and Danish heftig (“vehement”).

Haste · proper noun²

1. Old French · derived fromhaste“spit”
2. English todayHaste

Metonymic occupation surname for someone who turned the spit for roasting meat, from Old French haste (“spit”).

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