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English word harvest comes from Proto-Indo-European *kerp-, and later Proto-Germanic *harbistaz (Autumn, fall. Harvest.)

*kerp- (Proto-Indo-European)

*harbaz (Proto-Germanic)

*harbistaz (Proto-Germanic)

Autumn, fall. Harvest.

hærfest (Old English)

Harvest; autumn.

hervest (Middle English)

harvest (English)

(UK, _, dialectal) The third season of the year; autumn; fall.. (by extension) The product or result of any exertion or labor; gain; reward.. (paganism) A modern pagan ceremony held on or around the autumn equinox, which is in the harvesting season.. The process of gathering the ripened crop; harvesting.. The season of gathering ripened crops; specifically, the time of reaping and gathering [...]

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