Harvestable
/ˈhɑːr.vɪs.tə.bəl/noun
Able to be harvested or gathered as a crop or yield.
Did you know?The core of this word goes back to Proto-Germanic *harbitō, linked to the season of reaping, so the word carries the ancient rhythm of gathering before winter closes in.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kerp-
“to gather, pluck, or harvest”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*harbitō
“harvest, autumn, time of reaping”
Old English
English
hærfest
“autumn; the season of gathering crops”
Middle English
English
harvest
“the gathering of ripe crops; the season in which crops are gathered”
Modern English
English
harvestable
“capable of being harvested”