Where does “harpō” come from?

harpō (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic harpǭ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreb-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

Ancestry of “harpō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicharpǭharp
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kreb-to turn; to touch; to turn, bend, shrink, rotate,...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreb- →