Where does “harfst” come from?

harfst (North Frisian) comes 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.

harfst (North Frisian): autumn, fall

Definitions

  1. autumn, fall

Ancestry of “harfst”, step by step

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

Words derived from “harfst”

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