Where does “zerp” come from?
zerp (Romansch) comes from Vulgar Latin serpe, from Latin serpēns, from Latin serpō, from Proto-Indo-European serp- — to creep, crawl.
zerp (Romansch): snake
Ancestry of “zerp”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | serpe | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 2 | Latin | serpēns | — |
| 3 | Latin | serpō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | serp- | to creep, crawl |