Herbst

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Herbst. Doublet of harvest. === Proper noun === Herbst (plural Herbsts) A surname from German. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Herbst is the 4208th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8419 individuals. Herbst is most common among White (96.23%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Herbst”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 166. == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hɛʁpst/, [hɛʁpst], [hɛɐ̯pst] === Etymology 1 === From Middle High German herbest, from Old High German herbist, from Proto-West Germanic *harbist. Compare Dutch herfst, Low German Harvst, West Frisian hjerst, English harvest. ==== Noun ==== Herbst m (strong, genitive Herbstes or Herbsts, plural Herbste) autumn, fall ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ==== See also ==== Ernte Weinlese seasons: Jahreszeiten: Frühjahr/Frühling · Sommer · Herbst · Winter [edit] ==== Further reading ==== “Herbst” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Herbst” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Herbst” in Duden online Herbst on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de === Etymology 2 === From Middle High German Herbest. ==== Proper noun ==== Herbst m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Herbsts or (with an article) Herbst, feminine genitive Herbst, plural Herbsts) a surname from Middle High German ===== Descendants ===== ==== Further reading ==== Forebears