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Where does “harpere” come from?

harpere (Middle English) comes from Old English hearpere, from Old English -ere, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.

Ancestry of “harpere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhearpereharper
2Old English-eremasculine agent suffix, originally applied only...
3Proto-West Germanic-ārī-er
4Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
5Latin-ārius—
6Proto-Italic*-āzios—

Words derived from “harpere”

  • harper
  • harpress
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āzios →