Roots/*kerh₂-p-kerh₂-p-“to pluck, to gather by hand”Widely acceptedagricultureactioncarp, excerpt, harvest, carpet, scarceRoot of Latin carpere "to pluck, seize", Old English hærfest, yielding English carp (to complain), excerpt, harvest, carpet, scarce.Related Rootsbheg-“to break, shatter”bʰelh₂-“to strike, fight in battle”bʰendʰ-₂“to bind, tie, fetter”bʰendʰ-mn̥“something bound, a binding”bʰer-“to carry, to bear”bʰer-mn̥-₂“something carried, a burden”bʰer-s-“top, point, bristling tip”bʰerh₃-“to bore, to pierce through”related entrySee also: kerh2-p- etymology