Where does “karpfe” come from?
karpfe (Middle High German) comes from Old High German karpho, from Latin carpo, from Proto-Italic karpō, from Proto-Indo-European kerp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
Ancestry of “karpfe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | karpho | carp |
| 2 | Latin | carpo | I pluck, pick, harvest; I tear off, tear out,... |
| 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 “karpfe”