Where does “harpā” come from?

harpā (Proto-West Germanic) 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.

harpā (Proto-West Germanic): harp

Definitions

  1. harp

Ancestry of “harpā”, 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 “harpā

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