Where does “herbest” come from?

herbest (Middle High German) comes 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.

Ancestry of “herbest”, step by step

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

Words derived from “herbest”

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