haste etymology

Etymology:

• Middle English: haste, hast, from Old English hæst "haste, vehemence, impetuosity," from Proto-Germanic *hastuz (source also of Old Norse hastr "haste, eagerness").

Meaning:

• The act of moving or doing something quickly.
• Hurry or urgency.

Origin:

The word "haste" comes from the Proto-Germanic word *hastuz, which meant "haste, vehemence, impetuosity." This word is believed to be of uncertain origin, but it may be related to the Old English word "hast," which meant "to hasten."

The word "haste" first entered the English language in the 14th century. It has since been used in a wide variety of contexts, including literature, poetry, and everyday speech.

haste relate terms

• hasten

  Etymology Middle English hasten from Anglo Norman French haster from Old French hast

• haste

  Etymology Middle English haste hast from Old English hæst haste vehemence impetu

• hasty

  Etymology Late Middle English from Middle English haste hastif from Anglo Norman Fre

• haste

  Etymology Middle English haste hast from Old English hæst haste vehemence impetu

• haste

  Etymology Middle English haste hast from Old English hæst haste vehemence impetu

• post haste

  Etymology Middle English post adverb quickly immediately haste noun speed u

• post

  Etymology From Middle English post from Anglo Norman and Old French post from Latin p

• haste

  Etymology Middle English haste hast from Old English hæst haste vehemence impetu

• post

  Etymology From Middle English post from Anglo Norman and Old French post from Latin p

• hurry

  Etymology Middle English hurie huryen Old English hīrīgan to hasten hurry Proto

• hurry

  Etymology Middle English hurie huryen Old English hīrīgan to hasten hurry Proto

• rush

  Etymology The word rush has two distinct etymological origins Germanic origin Poss

• precipitation

  Etymology precipitare Latin to fall rush down prae Latin prefix before down

• accelerate

  Etymology The word accelerate comes from the Latin word accelerare meaning to haste

• scour

  Etymology The word scour originated from the Old English word scuran meaning to sc

• douse

  Etymology The word douse is derived from the Middle English word dousen which means

• motion

  Etymology The word motion comes from the Latin word motus which means movement or

• dash

  Etymology The word dash comes from the Old French word dascher which means to strik

• shad

  Etymology The word shad comes from the Old English word sceadda which is thought to