haricot

haricot · noun¹

1. French · borrowed fromharicot
2. French · borrowed fromharicot
3. English todayharicot

Borrowed from French haricot (“bean”).

haricot · noun²

1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*harjōną“to plunder, lay waste, harry”
2. Frankish · derived from*hariōn“to ruin, lay waste, ravage, plunder, destroy”
3. Old French · derived fromharigoter“to tear up, shred, slice up, slice into pieces”
4. Middle French · derived fromharicot
5. French · derived fromharicot
6. English todayharicot

From French haricot, from Middle French haricot, a deverbal derivation of Old French harigoter (“to tear up, shred, slice up, slice into pieces”), from Frankish *hariōn (“to ruin, lay waste, ravage, plunder, destroy”), from Proto-Germanic *harjōną (“to plunder, lay waste, harry”). Cognate with Middle High German verheeren (“to harry”), Old English herġian (“to lay waste, ravage, plunder”). More at harry.

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