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Where does “handgrip” come from?

handgrip (English) comes from Middle English hand grip, from Old English handgripe, from Proto-Germanic *handugripi.

handgrip (English): A handle; A covering on a handle, designed to...

Definitions

  1. A handle; A covering on a handle, designed to...

Ancestry of “handgrip”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhand grip—
2Old Englishhandgripehandgrip
3Proto-Germanic*handugripi—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *handugripi →