Where does “herfstdag” come from?

herfstdag (Dutch) comes from Dutch herfst, from Middle Dutch herfst, from Old Dutch hervist, from Proto-Germanic harbistaz, from Proto-Germanic harbaz, from Proto-Indo-European kerp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

herfstdag (Dutch): a day in autumn

Definitions

  1. a day in autumn

Ancestry of “herfstdag”, step by step

herfstdag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch herfst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchherfstautumn, fall
2Middle Dutchherfst—
3Old Dutchhervist—
4Proto-Germanicharbistazharvest; autumn, fall
5Proto-Germanicharbaz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankerp-to pluck, harvest
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

via Dutch dag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdagday; daytime; !
2Middle Dutchdachday
3Old Dutchdagday
4Proto-West Germanicdagday
5Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kerp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic harbaz →