Where does “シャープペンシル” come from?

シャープペンシル (Japanese) comes from English sharp, from Middle English scharp, from Old English sċearp, from Proto-West Germanic skarp, from Proto-Germanic skarpaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerb-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

シャープペンシル (Japanese): a mechanical pencil (US) / a propelling pencil (UK)

Definitions

  1. a mechanical pencil (US) / a propelling pencil (UK)

Ancestry of “シャープペンシル”, step by step

シャープペンシル traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sharp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsharpTerminating in a point or edge, especially one...
2Middle Englishscharpsharp
3Old Englishsċearpsharp
4Proto-West Germanicskarpsharp
5Proto-Germanicskarpazrough
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kerb-rough, sharp
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

via English pencil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpencilA paintbrush
2Old Frenchpincil—
3Latinpēniculus—
4Latin-culusAlternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to...
5Proto-Italic*-kelosDiminutive suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skarpaz →