Where does “harwe” come from?

harwe (Middle English) comes from Old Norse harfr, from Old Norse herfi — harrow.

harwe (Middle English): A harrow tool for breaking up soil

Definitions

  1. A harrow tool for breaking up soil

Ancestry of “harwe”, step by step

harwe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse harfr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseharfr
2Old Norseherfiharrow

via Old English *hearwa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old English*hearwaworshipper

Words derived from “harwe

Every word from Old Norse herfiEvery word from Old Norse harfr