Etymology of the English word haste
the English word
hastederived from the Old French word
hastederived from the Latin word
hasta (spear, lance, javelin)
Date
The earliest known usage of haste in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
hasten,
posthaste,
hasted,
hastingCognates
Dutch
haast, French
hâte, German
Hast, German
hasten, Norwegian
hast, Swedish
hastUsage
Word found in Modern English
