Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/harbistaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Alternative reconstructions

• *harbustaz

Etymology

From *harbaz or *harbijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kerp- (“to pluck”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɑr.βis.tɑz/

Noun

*harbistaz m

1. harvest
2. autumn, fall

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *harbistaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*harbistaz	*harbistōz, *harbistōs
vocative	*harbist	*harbistōz, *harbistōs
accusative	*harbistą	*harbistanz
genitive	*harbistas, *harbistis	*harbistǫ̂
dative	*harbistai	*harbistamaz
instrumental	*harbistō	*harbistamiz

Synonyms

• *azaniz

Derived terms

• *harbistamēnōþs

Related terms

• *harbijaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *harbist
  • Old English: hærfest
    • Middle English: hervest, harvest, ervest, herfest
      • English: harvest
      • Scots: hairst, harvest
      • Yola: hearesth, harrest
  • Old Frisian: herfst
    • Saterland Frisian: Häärst
    • West Frisian: hjerst
    • North Frisian: Hārefst (Sylt), harewst (Föhr-Amrum)
  • Old Saxon: herƀist
    • Middle Low German: hervest
      • Low German: Harvst
      • Plautdietsch: Hoafst
  • Old Dutch: *hervist (attested in compound: hervistmānoth)
    • Middle Dutch: hervest, herfst
      • Dutch: herfst
        • Afrikaans: herfs
      • Limburgish: herfs, harves
  • Old High German: herbist
    • Middle High German: herbest, herbst
      • Alemannic German: Herpscht

        Walser: harpscht, herbscht, hérbscht

      • Bavarian: herbast, herbischt, hörbist

        Cimbrian: herbest, hèrbest, herbust

        Mòcheno: herbest

      • Central Franconian:

        Hunsrik: Herrebst

        Luxembourgish: Hierscht

      • German: Herbst
      • Vilamovian: hiewyst
      • Yiddish: האַרבסט (harbst)
• Old Norse: haustr, haust (< *harbustaz)
  • Icelandic: haust
  • Faroese: heyst
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: haust; (dialectal) (h)yst
  • Old Swedish: høster
    • Swedish: höst
  • Danish: høst
    • Norwegian Bokmål: høst

See also

Seasons in Proto-Germanic · *jērastīdīz (layout · text) · category
*wazrą (“spring”)	*sumaraz (“summer”)	*harbistaz (“autumn”)	*wintruz (“winter”)