English
hastiness
Hastiness comes from Middle English hastynes.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500hastynes
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1580hastiness
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500hastynes
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1580hastiness
Earliest quotation: c. 1580, Philippe Sidnei [i.e., (please specify the folio): “But before al of them were assembled to begin…”
Every English word from Middle English hastynes
Today it means
noun The characteristic of being hasty.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English hastynes / hastiness