haïr

to hate

Inherited from Middle French haïr (“to hate”), from Old French hair (“to hate”) (compare Old French enhadir (“to become filled with hate”)), from Frankish *hattjan (“to hate”), from Proto-Germanic *hatjaną (“to hunt, rush, attack”), from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂d- (“strong emotion”). Akin to Old High German hezzen (“to hunt, pursue”), Old English hettan (“to pursue, persecute”), Old English hete (“hate, hatred”). More at hate, heinous.