Hurry
/ˈhʌri/noun
To move or act with great speed, or to cause someone to do so.
Did you know?English hurry is probably linked to a family of Germanic words meaning to rush or move violently, which is why it feels more like urgency than simple quickness.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*hurjaną
“to hurry, rush, hasten”
Old English
English
hyrigan
“to hurry, hasten”
Middle English
English
hurien
“to hasten, move quickly”
16th Century
English
hurry
“to hasten; to urge on with speed”
Modern English
English
hurry
“to move or act with great speed”