Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/harbistamēnōþs
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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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From *harbistaz (“harvest”) + *mēnōþs (“month”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
*harbistamēnōþs m[1]
- a month of the Germanic calendar, corresponds roughly to September.
Inflection[edit]
| 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[edit]
- 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”)
- Middle High German: herbestmānōt, herbestmānet
- Old Norse: haustmánuðr
- Icelandic: haustmánuðr
References[edit]
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*harbista-mēnōþz~harbusta-mēnōþz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 161