Where does “grapat” come from?

grapat (Catalan) comes from Catalan grapa, from Frankish krappō, from Proto-Indo-European grep-, from Proto-Indo-European gremb-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

grapat (Catalan): handful; a lot

Definitions

handful; a lot

Ancestry of “grapat”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Catalan	grapa	claw; staple
2	Frankish	krappō	hook; a hook
3	Proto-Indo-European	grep-	hook; a hook, force
4	Proto-Indo-European	gremb-	crooked, uneven
5	Proto-Indo-European	ger-	to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

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