Where does “Graskaarp” come from?

Graskaarp (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Kaarp, from Middle High German karpe, from Old High German carpo, from Latin carpō, from Proto-Italic karpō, from Proto-Indo-European kerp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

Graskaarp (Luxembourgish): grass carp

Definitions

  1. grass carp

Ancestry of “Graskaarp”, step by step

Graskaarp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish Kaarp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishKaarpcarp
2Middle High Germankarpe
3Old High Germancarpo
4Latincarpōto pluck, pick, harvest
5Proto-Italickarpō
6Proto-Indo-Europeankerp-to pluck, harvest
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

via Luxembourgish Gras

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishGrasgrass; marijuana
2Old High Germangrasgrass
3Proto-West Germanicgrasgrass
4Proto-Germanicgrasągrass
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kerp-Every word from Proto-Italic karpō
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