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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *xai[f]isti-z, *xai[f]t=
Meaning: violence, fury, hurry
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Gothic: haifst-s f. (i) `conflict'
Old Norse: heift, heipt, heifst `Feindschaft, Hass'
Old English: hǟst (hēst), -e f. `violence, fury', häst, ? hǟste `violent, vehement, impetuous'
Old Frisian: hāst `Eile'; hāste `heftig, gewaltsam'
Middle Dutch: heist `Heftigkeit'
Middle Low German: heist `Heftigkeit'
Old High German: heiste `heftig, gewaltsam'
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *kAip-
Meaning: spite, anger
Old Indian: képi- `trembling, shaking; unclean'
Germanic: *xai[f]-ist-i- c., *xaif-t=
Russ. meaning: злоба
References: WP I 364 f
Comments: For Germ. cf. alternatively OInd śībham `schnell', śī́bhya- `schnell fahrend'.
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 868
Root: k̂ēi-bh-
English meaning: quick, hasty
German meaning: `schnell, heftig'
Material: Ai. śī́bham Adv. `rasch, schnell', śī́bhya- `schnell fahrend', śibhrá- `geil (?)';

    got. haifsts `Streit, Zank', anord. heipt, heifst f. `Feindschaft, Zorn, Haß', ahd. heiftīg `heftig'; ags. hǣst `Gewalt, Heftigkeit', afries. haest `Eile', mnd. heist `Heftigkeit'; ags.hǣste, ahd. heisti `heftig, gewaltsam'.

References: WP. I 364 f.; gehört zu k̂ēi-gh-, s. unten.
Pages: 542
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