hærfest
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *harbistaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kerp-, *skerp-. Cognate with Old Frisian herfst (modern West Frisian hjerst), Old Saxon hervist (modern Low German harvst), Dutch herfst, Old High German herbist (German Herbst). The Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós, “fruit”), Latin carpō (“pick, pluck”), Middle Irish corrán (“sickle”), Lithuanian kirpti (“cut”), Old Church Slavonic чрьпати (Russian черп (“sickle”)).
A North Germanic variant Proto-Germanic *harƀustaz was the source of Old Norse haust (Danish høst, Icelandic haust and Swedish höst).
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈhærvest/
Noun
hærfest m
Descendants
- Middle English: hervest
- English: harvest