Where does “haust” come from?

haust (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse haust, 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.

haust (Icelandic): autumn, fall

Definitions

  1. autumn, fall

Ancestry of “haust”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehaustautumn, fall
2Proto-Germanicharbistazharvest; autumn, fall
3Proto-Germanicharbaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankerp-to pluck, harvest
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “haust”

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