Where does “grep” come from?
grep (Albanian) comes from Proto-Indo-European grep-, from Proto-Indo-European gremb-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
grep (Albanian): hook, fishhook
Ancestry of “grep”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | grep- | hook; a hook, force |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | gremb- | crooked, uneven |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
Words derived from “grep”