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Where does “hirpus” come from?

hirpus (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰers- — stiff; surprised.

hirpus (Latin): wolf

Definitions

  1. wolf

Ancestry of “hirpus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰers-stiff; surprised

Words derived from “hirpus”

  • hers
  • hearse
  • hearselike
  • hearsecloth
  • hersillon
  • hearseless
  • enhearse
  • hercia
  • hirpex
  • inerpicarsi
  • erpice
  • herser
  • herse
  • herse
  • hers
  • herce
  • herso
  • hersagar
  • herce
  • hèrse
  • hirpicare
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