Where does β€œkarpe” come from?

karpe (Norwegian BokmΓ₯l) comes from Middle Low German karpe, from Latin carpa, from Gothic πŒΊπŒ°π‚π€πŒ° β€” carp.

karpe (Norwegian BokmΓ₯l): a carp

Definitions

  1. a carp

Ancestry of β€œkarpe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germankarpecarp fish
2LatincarpaA carp
3GothicπŒΊπŒ°π‚π€πŒ°carp
Every word from Gothic πŒΊπŒ°π‚π€πŒ° β†’Every word from Latin carpa β†’Every word from Middle Low German karpe β†’