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Where does “harpe” come from?

harpe (French) comes from Late Latin harpa, from Frankish harpā, 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.

harpe (French): harp; inflection of harper: ## first/third-person...

Definitions

  1. harp; inflection of harper: ## first/third-person...

Ancestry of “harpe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinharpaharp
2Frankishharpāharp
3Proto-Germanicharpǭharp
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kreb-to turn; to touch; to turn, bend, shrink, rotate,...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “harpe”

  • harpiste
  • harpist
  • harpă
  • harfă
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