harsh

English

/hɑɹʃ/, /hɑːʃ/

adj

Definitions

Unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses.
Severe or cruel.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English herris, harsk, harisk(e), hask(e) derived from Old Norse harskr derived from Middle Low German harsch (hairy, rough).

Origin

Middle Low German

harsch

Gloss

hairy, rough

Concept

Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Property

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

harshen English
harshly English
harshness English
overharsh English
harsch German
*kars- Proto-Indo-European
herris, harsk, harisk(e), hask(e) Middle English
harskr Old Norse
harsk Danish
harsch Middle Low German