Etymology Explorer β€Ί Middle English

Where does β€œcarpe” come from?

carpe (Middle English) comes from Old French carpe, from Latin carpa, from Gothic πŒΊπŒ°π‚π€πŒ° β€” carp.

carpe (Middle English): carp

Definitions

  1. carp

Ancestry of β€œcarpe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcarpecarp
2LatincarpaA carp
3GothicπŒΊπŒ°π‚π€πŒ°carp

Words derived from β€œcarpe”

  • carp
  • carping
  • carper
  • carpingly
  • carplike
  • carpsucker
  • carpeth
  • carpest
Every word from Gothic πŒΊπŒ°π‚π€πŒ° β†’