Roots/*ḱerp-₂ḱerp-₂“to pluck, to harvest by cutting”Widely acceptedagricultureactionharvest, carpet, excerpt, scarceRoot of Latin carpere "to pluck", Old English hærfest "harvest", yielding English harvest, carpet, excerpt, 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: kerp-2 history