Where does “karper” come from?

karper (Dutch) comes from Latin carpere, from Latin carpo, from Proto-Italic karpō, from Proto-Indo-European kerp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

karper (Dutch): A carp, the often fished species "Cyprinus...

Definitions

  1. A carp, the often fished species "Cyprinus...

Ancestry of “karper”, step by step

karper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin carpere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincarperesecond-person singular future passive indicative...
2LatincarpoI pluck, pick, harvest; I tear off, tear out,...
3Proto-Italickarpō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankerp-to pluck, harvest
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

via Vulgar Latin carpa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar LatincarpaA carp
2Gothic𐌺𐌰𐍂𐍀𐌰carp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kerp- →Every word from Proto-Italic karpō →