Where does “harper” come from?

harper (Old French) 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.

harper (Old French): to play the harp

Definitions

  1. to play the harp

Ancestry of “harper”, 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 “harper”

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