hater
/ˈheɪtə(ɹ)/ · noun
Meaning
- One who hates.
- One who expresses unfounded or inappropriate hatred or dislike, particularly if motivated by envy.
Etymology / origin
From Middle English hatere, equivalent to hate + -er. Compare Old English hetend, hettend (“enemy”, literally “hater”). Cognate with Dutch hater (“hater”), German Hasser, Hässer (“hater”), Danish hader (“hater”), Swedish hatare (“hater”), Icelandic hatari (“hater”).
- *keh₂d-(ine-pro)→
- hatari(is)→
- hatare(Swedish)→
- hader(Danish)→
- Hasser(German)→
- hater(Dutch)→
- hetend(Old English)→
- hatere(Middle English)→
- hater (English)
- Relations: inh, cog, cog, cog, cog, cog, cog, root
Related words
Descendant words
- heyter(Azerbaijani) (bor)
- hater(Danish) (bor)
- Hater(German) (bor)
- ヘイター(Japanese) (bor)
- hejter(Polish) (bor)
- хейтер(Russian) (bor)
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