hie
English
/haɪ/
verb
Definitions
- (intransitive) To hasten; to go quickly, to hurry.
- (reflexive) To hurry (oneself).
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English hien inherited from Old English hīgian (hasten, strive, hie) inherited from Proto-Germanic *hīgōną (breathe, snort, pant) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱēygʰ- (swift, violent, fierce).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*ḱēygʰ-
Gloss
swift, violent, fierce
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- overhie English
- accio Latin
- cieō Latin
- concieo Latin
- excio Latin
- percieo Latin
- hecheln German
- heichen German
- aanhijgen Dutch, Flemish
- hijgen Dutch, Flemish
- κίνημα Ancient Greek
- κινέω Ancient Greek
- *ḱey- Proto-Indo-European
- *ḱēygʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *hīgōną Proto-Germanic
- higian Old English
- hīgian Old English
- शीघ्र Sanskrit
- hien Middle English
- hyen Middle English
- शीघ्र Hindi
- segera Indonesian
- higen Middle Dutch
- hecheln Middle High German
- hīgen Middle Low German
- *śiHgʰrás Proto-Indo-Aryan