Where does “preharvest” come from?
preharvest (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.
preharvest (English): Before a harvest
Definitions
- Before a harvest
Ancestry of “preharvest”, step by step
preharvest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English harvest
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | harvest | The third season of the year; autumn; fall; The... |
| 2 | Middle English | harvest | — |
| 3 | Old English | hærfest | harvest; autumn |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | harbist | harvest |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | harbistaz | harvest; autumn, fall |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | harbaz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kerp- | to pluck, harvest |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |
via English pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |