Etymology of the English word harness
the English word
harnessderived from the Old French word
harneisderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*nes-derived from the Old Norse word
hernestderived from the Norse word
herrDate
The earliest known usage of harness in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
legharness,
unharness,
harnessed,
harnessingCognates
Dutch
harnas, French
harnais, German
Harnisch, Icelandic
harneskja, Italian
arnese, Portuguese
arnez, Provençal
arnes, Spanish
arnes, Swedish
harneskUsage
Word found in Modern English
