Etymograph

English

hate speech

From hate + speech.

Formed from hate + speech

Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₂d- ‘angriness, hatred’

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Proto-Germanic *hatāną ‘to hate’

Proto-West Germanic *hatēn

Old English hatian ‘to hate’

Middle English haten

English hate

Proto-Indo-European *spereg- ‘to make a sound’

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Proto-West Germanic *sprāku ‘speech, language’

Old English sprǣċ ‘speech, language’

Old English spǣċ ‘speech’

Middle English speche ‘speaking, speech’

English speech

Today it means

noun Speech that attacks or disparages a person or group of persons on the basis of origin, race, nationality, ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or disability.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / hate speech