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Where does “haricot” come from?

haricot (Norman) comes from French haricot, from Middle French haricot, from Old French harigoter, from Frankish hariōn, from Proto-Germanic harjōną, from Proto-Indo-European kóryos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- — army.

haricot (Norman): bean

Definitions

  1. bean

Ancestry of “haricot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchharicotbean, green bean; a stew of lamb and vegetables
2Middle Frenchharicot—
3Old Frenchharigoterto shred; to tear to pieces; to rip to shreds
4Frankishhariōnto ruin, lay waste, ravage, plunder, destroy
5Proto-Germanicharjōnąto overrun with an army; lay waste; ravage;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankóryoswar; troops; army; war, troops
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
9Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
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