Where does “karp” come from?

karp (Polish) comes from German Karpfen, from Middle High German karpfe, from Old High German karpho, from Latin carpo, from Proto-Italic karpō, from Proto-Indo-European kerp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

karp (Polish): carp; genitive plural of karpa

Definitions

  1. carp; genitive plural of karpa

Ancestry of “karp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKarpfencarp
2Middle High Germankarpfe—
3Old High Germankarphocarp
4LatincarpoI pluck, pick, harvest; I tear off, tear out,...
5Proto-Italickarpō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankerp-to pluck, harvest
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “karp”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kerp- →Every word from Proto-Italic karpō →