Where does “herfstmaand” come from?

herfstmaand (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.

herfstmaand (Dutch): autumn month; September

Definitions

  1. autumn month; September

Ancestry of “herfstmaand”, step by step

herfstmaand 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 maand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchmaandA month
2Middle Dutchmâentmonth
3Old Dutchmānothmonth
4Proto-West Germanicmānōþmonth
5Proto-Germanicmēnōþsmonth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer-
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