Where does “herfst” come from?

herfst (Old Frisian) comes 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 “herfst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicharbistharvest
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 “herfst”

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