Where does “Herbstanfang” come from?

Herbstanfang (German) comes from German Herbst, 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.

Herbstanfang (German): beginning of fall, beginning of autumn, early...

Definitions

  1. beginning of fall, beginning of autumn, early...

Ancestry of “Herbstanfang”, step by step

Herbstanfang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Herbst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHerbstautumn, fall
2Middle High Germanherbest—
3Old High Germanherbistautumn, fall
4Proto-West Germanicharbistharvest
5Proto-Germanicharbistazharvest; autumn, fall
6Proto-Germanicharbaz—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankerp-to pluck, harvest
8Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

via German Anfang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAnfangstart, beginning, origin
2Middle High Germananvanc—
3Old High Germananafangbeginning, start
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kerp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic harbaz →