Etymograph

English

haricot

Haricot comes from French haricot ‘bean’, from Old French harigoter ‘to shred, slice up, slice into pieces’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ker- ‘army’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ker-‘army’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*kóryos‘war, troops’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*harjaz‘army’reconstructed
  4. Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*harjōną‘to plunder, lay waste, harry’reconstructed
  5. Frankishc. 250–700*hariōn‘to ruin, lay waste, ravage, plunder, destroy’reconstructed
  6. Old Frenchc. 842–1400harigoter‘to shred, slice up, slice into pieces’
  7. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600haricot
  8. Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘bean’
  9. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ker-‘army’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*kóryos‘war, troops’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*harjaz‘army’reconstructed
  4. Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*harjōną‘to plunder, lay waste, harry’reconstructed
  5. Frankishc. 250–700*hariōn‘to ruin, lay waste, ravage, plunder, destroy’reconstructed
  6. Old Frenchc. 842–1400harigoter‘to shred, slice up, slice into pieces’
  7. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600haricot
  8. Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘bean’
  9. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *ker- ‘army’

rugby, caravan, rout, croup, roop, 4 more

through Proto-Germanic *harjōną ‘to plunder, lay waste, harry’

harry, 1 more

Another origin of haricot

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ker-‘army’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*kóryos‘war, troops’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*harjaz‘army’reconstructed
  4. Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*harjōną‘to plunder, lay waste, harry’reconstructed
  5. Frankishc. 250–700*hariōn‘to ruin, lay waste, ravage, plunder, destroy’reconstructed
  6. Old Frenchc. 842–1400harigoter‘to tear up, shred, slice up, slice into pieces’
  7. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600haricot
  8. Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘a stew of lamb and vegetables’
  9. Englishtodaysame form

Today it means

noun Synonym of common bean.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ker- / haricot

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