Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/harbist
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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *harbistaz.
Noun[edit]
*harbist m[1]
Inflection[edit]
| Masculine a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *harbist | |
| Genitive | *harbistas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *harbist | *harbistō, *harbistōs |
| Accusative | *harbist | *harbistā |
| Genitive | *harbistas | *harbistō |
| Dative | *harbistē | *harbistum |
| Instrumental | *harbistu | *harbistum |
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: hærfest
- Old Frisian: herfst
- Old Saxon: herƀist
- Old Dutch: hervist (attested in compound: heruistmanot)
- Old High German: herbist
See also[edit]
| Seasons in Proto-West Germanic · *jārastīdī (layout · text) · category | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| *langatīn (“spring”) | *sumar (“summer”) | *harbist (“autumn”) | *wintru (“winter”) |
References[edit]
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 126: “*harbist”