Where does “harpon” come from?

harpon (Old French) comes from Old French harpe, from Latin harpa, from Frankish harpā, 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 “harpon”, step by step

harpon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French harpe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchharpeharp
2Latinharpaharp
3Frankishharpāharp
4Proto-Germanicharpǭharp
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kreb-to turn; to touch; to turn, bend, shrink, rotate,...
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Latin harpaga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinharpaga—

Words derived from “harpon”

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