Where does “haustr” come from?

haustr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic harƀustaz, from Proto-Indo-European kerp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

Ancestry of “haustr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicharƀustaz—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankerp-to pluck, harvest
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “haustr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kerp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic harƀustaz →