Where does “derp” come from?

derp (English) comes from English dur, from German Dur, from Latin dūrus, from Proto-Italic dūros, from Proto-Indo-European duh₂-ró-s, from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂- — far; long.

derp (English): "I put chips in my soup instead of crackers....

Definitions

  1. "I put chips in my soup instead of crackers....

Ancestry of “derp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdurMajor; in the major mode
2GermanDurmajor
3Latindūrus—
4Proto-Italicdūros—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanduh₂-ró-slong, far
6Proto-Indo-Europeandweh₂-far; long

Words derived from “derp”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂- →