Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/harbistaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 forms

*harbustaz

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxɑr.βis.tɑz/

Noun

*harbistaz m

harvest
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

Related terms

*harbijaną

Synonyms

*azaniz

Descendants

Old English: hærfest
- Middle English: hervest, harvest
  - Scots: harvest, hervest, hairst, harsit
  - English: harvest
Old Frisian: herfst
- Saterland Frisian: Häärst
- West Frisian: hjerst
- North Frisian: Hārefst (Sylt)
Old Saxon: herƀist
- Middle Low German: hervest
  - Low German: Harvst
  - Plautdietsch: Hoafst
Old Dutch: hervist (attested in compound: heruistmanot)
- 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, herbust
    
    Mòcheno: herbest
  - Central Franconian:
    Hunsrik: Herrebst
  - German: Herbst
  - Luxembourgish: Hierscht
  - Yiddish: האַרבסט‎ (harbst)
Old Norse: haustr, haust (< *harbustaz)
- Icelandic: haust
- Faroese: heyst
- Norwegian:
  - Bokmål: høst
  - Nynorsk: haust
- Old Swedish: høster
  - Swedish: höst
- Danish: høst

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