hasty

hasty · adjective¹

1. Frankish · derived from*haifst“violence”
2. Old French · derived fromhastif
3. Middle English · inherited fromhasty
4. English todayhasty

From Middle English hasty, of obscure origin. Likely a new formation in Middle English equivalent to haste + -y, found as in other Germanic languages (Old Frisian hâstich, Middle Dutch haestich (> Dutch haastig (“hasty”)), Middle Low German hastich (“hasty”), German hastig, Danish hastig, Swedish hastig (“hasty”)); otherwise possibly representing an assimilation to the foregoing of Middle English hastive, hastif (> English hastive), from Old French hastif (Modern French hâtif), from Frankish *haifst (“violence”), ultimately of the same Germanic origin.

Hasty · proper noun²

1. Middle English · derived fromhasty“quick, speedy”
2. Old Norse · derived fromÁsketill
3. English todayHasty

Two main origins: * From a pet form of the Norman personal name Asketin, derived from Old Norse Ásketill, composed of the elements áss (“god”) and ketill (“sacrificial cauldron”). * From Middle English hasty (“quick, speedy”), a nickname for a brisk or impetuous person, or possibly for a messenger.

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