Where does “unharvestable” come from?

unharvestable (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.

unharvestable (English): Not harvestable

Definitions

  1. Not harvestable

Ancestry of “unharvestable”, step by step

unharvestable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English harvestable

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishharvestableCapable of, or suitable for, being harvested
2EnglishharvestThe third season of the year; autumn; fall; The...
3Middle Englishharvest
4Old Englishhærfestharvest; autumn
5Proto-West Germanicharbistharvest
6Proto-Germanicharbistazharvest; autumn, fall
7Proto-Germanicharbaz
8Proto-Indo-Europeankerp-to pluck, harvest
9Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kerp-Every word from Proto-Germanic harbaz