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HATE (v.) O.E. hatian "to hate," from P.Gmc. *hatojanan (cf. O.S. haton, O.N. hata, Ger. hassen, Goth. hatan "to hate"), from PIE base *kad- "sorrow, hatred" (cf. Avestan sadra- "grief, sorrow, calamity," Gk. kedos "care, trouble, sorrow," Welsh cas "pain, anger"). Related: Hated; hating. French haine (n.), hair (v.) are Germanic. Hate crime attested from 1988.

HATE (n.) O.E. hete "hatred, spite," from P.Gmc. *hatis- (cf. O.N. hattr, O.Fris. hat, Du. haat, O.H.G. has, Ger. Hass, Goth. hatis; see hate (v.)). Altered in M.E. to conform with the verb. Hate mail is first attested 1967.

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The word "hate" comes from the Old English word "hatian," which means to have feelings of hostility or animosity towards someone or something. It is believed to have roots in the Proto-Germanic word "hat-" meaning hot or fervent.

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