Where does “hjerst” come from?

hjerst (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian herfst, 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.

hjerst (West Frisian): autumn/fall

Definitions

  1. autumn/fall

Ancestry of “hjerst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianherfst—
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 “hjerst”

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