Where does “hausta” come from?

hausta (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic haust, 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.

hausta (Icelandic): to become autumn; indefinite genitive plural of...

Definitions

  1. to become autumn; indefinite genitive plural of...

Ancestry of “hausta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichaustautumn, fall
2Old Norsehaustautumn, fall
3Proto-Germanicharbistazharvest; autumn, fall
4Proto-Germanicharbaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankerp-to pluck, harvest
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kerp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic harbaz →