Where does “hearpe” come from?

hearpe (Old English) comes 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.

hearpe (Old English): harp

Definitions

  1. harp

Ancestry of “hearpe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicharpǭharp
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kreb-to turn; to touch; to turn, bend, shrink, rotate,...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “hearpe”

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