Where does “Herbstzeit” come from?

Herbstzeit (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.

Herbstzeit (German): fall time, autumn time, fall period, autumnal period

Definitions

  1. fall time, autumn time, fall period, autumnal period

Ancestry of “Herbstzeit”, step by step

Herbstzeit 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 Zeit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZeittime; time of day; period, era
2Middle High Germanzīttime
3Old High Germanzīttime
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₂itisinterval, period of time
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kerp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic harbaz →