Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/harbistamānōþ

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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *harbistamēnōþs. Equivalent to *harbist (“harvest”) +‎ *mānōþ (“month”).

Noun

*harbistamānōþ m

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

Inflection

Consonant stem
Singular
Nominative *harbistamānōþ
Genitive *harbistamānōþi
Singular Plural
Nominative *harbistamānōþ *harbistamānōþi
Accusative *harbistamānōþu *harbistamānōþi
Genitive *harbistamānōþi *harbistamānōþō
Dative *harbistamānōþi *harbistamānōþum
Instrumental *harbistamānōþi *harbistamānōþum

Descendants

  • Old English: hærfestmōnaþ
  • Old Dutch: hervistmānōth (“November”)
  • Old High German: herbistmānod (“September, November”)
    • Middle High German: herbestmānōt, herbestmānet
      • German: Herbstmonat (“September, October, November”)
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