Where does “hearpestreng” come from?

hearpestreng (Old English) comes from Old English hearpe, 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.

hearpestreng (Old English): harpstring

Definitions

  1. harpstring

Ancestry of “hearpestreng”, step by step

hearpestreng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English hearpe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhearpeharp
2Proto-Germanicharpǭharp
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kreb-to turn; to touch; to turn, bend, shrink, rotate,...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Old English streng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishstrengstring
2Proto-Germanicstrangizstring
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstrengʰ-to twist; rope, cord
4Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “hearpestreng”

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