Where does “unharness” come from?
unharness (English) comes from English harness, from French harnais, from Old French hernois, from Old Norse hernest, from Old Norse herr, from Proto-Norse ᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨ, from Proto-Germanic harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European kóryos — army.
unharness (English): to remove the harness from a horse etc; to...
Definitions
- to remove the harness from a horse etc; to...
Ancestry of “unharness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | harness | A restraint or support, especially one consisting... |
| 2 | French | harnais | harness |
| 3 | Old French | hernois | equipment for battle |
| 4 | Old Norse | hernest | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | herr | crowd, great number; host; army, host, troops |
| 6 | Proto-Norse | ᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨ | army leader; commander; warrior |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | harjaz | army; army leader; commander; warrior |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kóryos | war; troops; army; war, troops |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |