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==Etymology==
− It is Middle English hervest, [[inh|ang|hærfest|t=autumn]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from Proto-Germanic *harbistaz,^(Hoad 1986)^(Etymonline) source also of Dutch herfst and German [[m|de|Herbst|t=autumn]] and Old Norse haust,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) from PIE *kerp-, to gather, pluck, harvest,^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988) also seen in Latin carpere, to pluck, and Greek [[m|grc|καρπός|tr=karpós|t=fruit]].^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986)^(Cresswell 2021)^(MWU 2024)
+ It is [[inh|enm|hervest]], [[inh|ang|hærfest|t=autumn]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from [[gem-pro|*harbistaz]],^(Hoad 1986)^(Etymonline) source also of [[nl|herfst]] and German [[m|de|Herbst|t=autumn]] and [[non|haust]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) from [[ine-pro|*kerp-]], to gather, pluck, harvest,^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988) also seen in [[la|carpere]], to pluck, and Greek [[m|grc|καρπός|tr=karpós|t=fruit]].^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986)^(Cresswell 2021)^(MWU 2024)
==Earliest recorded meaning==