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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankarphocarp
2LatincarpoI pluck, pick, harvest; I tear off, tear out,...
3Proto-Italickarpō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankerp-to pluck, harvest
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “karpfe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kerp- →Every word from Proto-Italic karpō →