hettan
Old English
verb
Definitions
- to pursue as an enemy
- to persecute
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *hatjaną (attack, persecute, hunt down, pursue, hate, hunt, rush) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₂d- (angriness, hatred).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*ḱeh₂d-
Gloss
angriness, hatred
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- haïr French
- haïsseur French
- *keh₂d- Proto-Indo-European
- *ḱeh₂d- Proto-Indo-European
- *anahatjaną Proto-Germanic
- *hatjaną Proto-Germanic
- hetting Old English
- onettan Old English
- रिशादस् Sanskrit
- hisen Middle Dutch
- Hesso Old High German
- haïr Middle French
- 𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *hattjan gmw-pro
- *hattjan Frankish