Where does “karpe” come from?
karpe (Middle High German) comes 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.
Ancestry of “karpe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | carpo | — |
| 2 | Latin | carpō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | karpō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kerp- | to pluck, harvest |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |
Words derived from “karpe”