Where does “arpéu” come from?

arpéu (Portuguese) comes from Old French harpeau, 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.

arpéu (Portuguese): grappling, grapple

Definitions

  1. grappling, grapple

Ancestry of “arpéu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchharpeau—
2Old Frenchharperto play the harp
3Proto-Germanicharpǭharp
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kreb-to turn; to touch; to turn, bend, shrink, rotate,...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreb- →