Where does “harrow” come from?
harrow (Middle English) comes from Old French harau, from Frankish hara, from Proto-Germanic hē₂r, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti, from Proto-West Germanic kwidu — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Ancestry of “harrow”, step by step
harrow traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French harau
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | harau | — |
| 2 | Frankish | hara | here; hither; here, hither |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hē₂r | here, in this place |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 5 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 6 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 7 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Old French harou
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | harou | — |