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

Definitions

  1. hook, fishhook

Ancestry of “grep”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangrep-hook; a hook, force
2Proto-Indo-Europeangremb-crooked, uneven
3Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “grep”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gremb- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grep- →