Where does “harpeau” come from?

harpeau (Old French) comes from Old French harper, 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.

Ancestry of “harpeau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchharperto play the harp
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

Words derived from “harpeau”

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