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Where does “harvestry” come from?

harvestry (English) comes from English harvest, from Middle English harvest, from Old English hærfest, from Proto-West Germanic harbist, from Proto-Germanic harbistaz, from Proto-Germanic harbaz, from Proto-Indo-European kerp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

harvestry (English): The act of harvesting; That which is harvested

Definitions

  1. The act of harvesting; That which is harvested

Ancestry of “harvestry”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishharvestThe third season of the year; autumn; fall; The...
2Middle Englishharvest—
3Old Englishhærfestharvest; autumn
4Proto-West Germanicharbistharvest
5Proto-Germanicharbistazharvest; autumn, fall
6Proto-Germanicharbaz—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankerp-to pluck, harvest
8Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
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