English
late harvest
late + harvest.
Proto-Indo-European *leh₁d- ‘to be tired’
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Proto-Germanic *lataz ‘slow’
Proto-West Germanic *lat ‘slow’
Old English læt ‘slow’
Middle English late ‘slow’
English late
Proto-Indo-European *kerp- ‘to cut off, raze’
Proto-Germanic *harbistaz ‘harvest-time, autumn, fall’
Proto-West Germanic *harbist
Old English hærfest ‘autumn, harvest-time’
Middle English harvest
English harvest
Today it means
noun The grapes left on the vine for several weeks past peak ripeness; this extended time dehydrates the grapes, concentrating their sugars and acids, resulting in richer, sweeter wine (see dessert wine).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / late harvest