Where does “harpa” come from?

harpa (Latin) comes 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.

harpa (Latin): harp

Definitions

  1. harp

Ancestry of “harpa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “harpa”

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