Where does “herfsttij” come from?

herfsttij (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.

herfsttij (Dutch): autumn, fall; period of decline, final period of...

Definitions

  1. autumn, fall; period of decline, final period of...

Ancestry of “herfsttij”, step by step

herfsttij 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 tij

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtijtide
2Dutchtijde
3DutchgetijdeA tide of the sea, either flood or ebb; canonical...
4Middle Dutchgetide—
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