Where does “grapagailu” come from?

grapagailu (Basque) comes from Basque gailu, from Proto-Germanic gailō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰēy- — to yawn, gape; to go.

grapagailu (Basque): stapler

Definitions

  1. stapler

Ancestry of “grapagailu”, step by step

grapagailu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Basque gailu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquegailudevice
2Proto-Germanicgailōa gap; crevice; chasm; ravine
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰēy-to yawn, gape; to go

via Basque grapatu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquegrapatu—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gailō →Every word from Basque gailu →