Where does “harpon” come from?

harpon (Middle French) comes from Old French harpon, from Old French harpe, from Latin harpa, from Frankish harpā, from Proto-Germanic harpǭ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreb-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

harpon (Middle French): hook, hold-on

Definitions

  1. hook, hold-on

Ancestry of “harpon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchharpon—
2Old Frenchharpeharp
3Latinharpaharp
4Frankishharpāharp
5Proto-Germanicharpǭharp
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kreb-to turn; to touch; to turn, bend, shrink, rotate,...
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
8Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “harpon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreb- →