The story
- Old English · inherited fromHereweard
- Middle English · inherited fromHerward
- English todayHarvard
A variant of Harward reflecting the merger of /v/ and /w/ in the dialects of southeastern England; thus from Middle English Herward, Herreward, itself from Old English Hereweard and a doublet of Harward and Hereward. Compare German Herwarth.
Words from the same roots
Middle EnglishHerward all →
Harward
Old EnglishHereweard all →
HerewardHarward
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.