An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

1a) The gathering of a ripened → crop.

 1b) (Agriculture) the crop itself or the yield from it in a single
 growing season. <BR>

 2) To gather or reap (a ripened crop) from (the place where it has been growing)
 (TheFreeDictionary).

Etymology (EN): M.E. hervest, from O.E. hærfest “autumn;” cognate with
Du. herfst, Ger. Herbst “autumn”); PIE (s)kerp-
“to gather, pluck, harvest,” from (s)ker- “to cut”
(cf. Skt. krpāna- “sword, knife;”
Gk. karpos “fruit;” L. carpere “to cut, divide, pluck;” Av. karət- “to cut,” Mod.Pers. kârd “knife,” as below).

Etymology (PE): Xarman, ultimately from *xramana-, from *xram- “to thresh;” cf. Ormuri šraməd, Parâci khamör, Yidgha xurom, xuräm; Nuristâni Kati kram- “to thresh;” Skt. kram- “to stride out, to go” (H. W. Bailey, 1979).