Where does “Herbst” come from?

Herbst (German) comes from Middle High German herbest, from Old High German herbist, from Proto-West Germanic harbist, 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.

Herbst (German): autumn, fall

Definitions

  1. autumn, fall

Ancestry of “Herbst”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Herbst”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kerp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic harbaz →