Where does “grape” come from?
Grape comes from Middle English grape, borrowed from Old French grappe, which derives from Frankish krappō, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European grep- and ger-.
grape (English): A small, round, smooth-skinned edible fruit,...
Definitions
- A small, round, smooth-skinned edible fruit,...
Ancestry of “grape”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | grape | — |
| 2 | Old French | grappe | grappling hook; fruits or flowers together |
| 3 | Old French | graper | to pick grapes |
| 4 | Old French | grap | hook |
| 5 | Frankish | krappō | hook; a hook |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | grep- | hook; a hook, force |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gremb- | crooked, uneven |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |