Where does “harvest” come from?

Harvest comes from Middle English hervest, from Old English hærfest, which derives from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- meaning to cut or separate.

harvest (English): The third season of the year; autumn; fall; The...

Definitions

  1. The third season of the year; autumn; fall; The...

Ancestry of “harvest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishharvest
2Old Englishhærfestharvest; autumn
3Proto-West Germanicharbistharvest
4Proto-Germanicharbistazharvest; autumn, fall
5Proto-Germanicharbaz
6Proto-Indo-Europeankerp-to pluck, harvest
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “harvest

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