Where does “Grapevine” come from?

Grapevine comes from English vine and Middle English grape, derived from Old French grappe, which borrowed from Frankish krappō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots ger- and grep-.

Ancestry of “Grapevine”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	grape	A small, round, smooth-skinned edible fruit,...
2	Middle English	grape	—
3	Old French	grappe	grappling hook; fruits or flowers together
4	Old French	graper	to pick grapes
5	Old French	grap	hook
6	Frankish	krappō	hook; a hook
7	Proto-Indo-European	grep-	hook; a hook, force
8	Proto-Indo-European	gremb-	crooked, uneven
9	Proto-Indo-European	ger-	to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

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