Harfe

Concepts

harp

glass harmonica

harmonica

lyre

mouth organ

mouth harp

Synonyms

Glasharmonika

Leier

Mundharmonika

Maultrommel

Fotzhobel

Harp

Translations

harpe

arpa

arpa

harp

harpa

arp

arpa

άρπα

harp

قيثار

harpa

psalterium

sambuca

lyre

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈharfə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: harpfe

Inherited from Old High German: harfa

Cognate with Bavarian: Harpfn

Cognate with Old Saxon: harpa

Cognate with Dutch: harp

Cognate with English: harp

Cognate with Danish: harpe

In summary

From Middle High German harpfe, from Old High German harfa, from Proto-West Germanic *harpā, from Proto-Germanic *harpǭ. Akin to Bavarian Harpfn, Old Saxon harpa, Dutch harp, English harp, Danish harpe. Doublet of Harpfe.