Where does “nonharvestable” come from?
nonharvestable (English) comes from English harvestable, 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- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
nonharvestable (English): Not harvestable
Ancestry of “nonharvestable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | harvestable | Capable of, or suitable for, being harvested |
| 2 | English | harvest | The third season of the year; autumn; fall; The... |
| 3 | Middle English | harvest | — |
| 4 | Old English | hærfest | harvest; autumn |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | harbist | harvest |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | harbistaz | harvest; autumn, fall |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | harbaz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kerp- | to pluck, harvest |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |