herfst

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch herfst, from Old Dutch *hervist, from Proto-West Germanic *harbist, from Proto-Germanic *harbistaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kerp-. The original meaning was “harvest time”, as is seen in herfstmaand.

Cognates:
Cognate with German Herbst, Low German Harvst, West Frisian hjerst, English harvest; further with Latin carpere (“to pick, to pluck”), Greek καρπός (karpós, “fruit, harvest”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɦɛrfst/, [ɦɛrfst], [ˈɦɛ.rəfst], [h-]
  • Audio (Netherlands)(file)
  • Hyphenation: herfst

Noun

herfst m (uncountable)

  1. autumn, fall
    Synonym: najaar

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: herfs
  • → Papiamentu: hèrfst, herfst

See also
Seasons in Dutch · seizoenen (layout · text) · category
voorjaar (“spring”), lente (“spring”) zomer (“summer”) herfst (“autumn”), najaar (“autumn”) winter (“winter”)
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