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Where does “havest” come from?

havest (Middle English) comes from Old English hæfst, from Proto-Germanic habaisi, from Proto-Germanic habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyé-, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

havest (Middle English): Second-person singular present indicative form of...

Definitions

  1. Second-person singular present indicative form of...

Ancestry of “havest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhæfstsecond-person singular present indicative of...
2Proto-Germanichabaisi—
3Proto-Germanichabjanąto have, to hold; to lift, heave
4Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyé-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Words derived from “havest”

  • havest
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- →