English
havest
Havest comes from Middle English havest, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *habaisi.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*habaisireconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150hæfst
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500havest
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*habaisireconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150hæfst
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500havest
- Englishtodaysame form
Formed from have + -est
Proto-Indo-European *kap- ‘to seize’
Proto-Germanic *habjaną ‘to have, to hold’
Proto-West Germanic *habbjan ‘to have’
Old English habban ‘to have, possess’
Middle English haven ‘to own’
English have
Linked words
through Old English hæfst
Today it means
verb —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *habaisi / havest