Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/harbistamānōþ
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Proto-West Germanic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *harbistamēnōþs. Equivalent to *harbist (“harvest”) + *mānōþ (“month”).
Noun[edit]
*harbistamānōþ m
- a month of the Germanic calendar, corresponds roughy to September.
Inflection[edit]
| 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[edit]
- 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