Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/harbistamēnōþs

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

Etymology

From *harbistaz (“harvest”) +‎ *mēnōþs (“month”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɑr.βis.tɑ.ˌmɛː.nɔːθs/

Noun

*harbistamēnōþs m

1. a month of the Germanic calendar, corresponds roughly to September.

Inflection

consonant stemDeclension of *harbistamēnōþs (consonant stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*harbistamēnōþs	*harbistamēnōþiz
vocative	*harbistamēnōþ	*harbistamēnōþiz
accusative	*harbistamēnōþų	*harbistamēnōþunz
genitive	*harbistamēnōþiz	*harbistamēnōþǫ̂
dative	*harbistamēnōþi	*harbistamēnōþumaz
instrumental	*harbistamēnōþē	*harbistamēnōþumiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *harbistamānōþ
  • Old English: hærfestmōnaþ
  • Old Dutch: hervistmānōth (“November”)
  • Old High German: herbistmānod (“September, November”)
    • Middle High German: herbestmānōt, herbestmānet
      • German: Herbstmonat (“September, October, November”)
• Old Norse: haustmánuðr
  • Icelandic: haustmánuðr