English
harnesslike
From harness + -like.
Formed from harness + -like
Proto-Indo-European *nes- ‘to return home’
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Old Norse herr ‘army’
Old Norse *hernest
Anglo-Norman harneis
Middle English harneys ‘Weaponry’
English harness
Today it means
adj Resembling or characteristic of a harness.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / harnesslike