Where does “Kurp” come from?

Kurp (Low German) comes from Polish Kurp, from Old Polish kurp, from Proto-Slavic *kъrpati, from Proto-Slavic kъrpa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kúrˀpāˀ — shoe.

Kurp (Low German): bast shoe

Definitions

  1. bast shoe

Ancestry of “Kurp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishKurpA person from the Kurpie region in Masovia
2Old Polishkurpbast shoe
3Proto-Slavic*kъrpatito patch
4Proto-Slavickъrpapiece of cloth
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*kúrˀpāˀshoe
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kúrˀpāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic kъrpa →Every word from Proto-Slavic *kъrpati →