Where does “grappa” come from?
grappa (Finnish) comes from Italian grappa, from Proto-West Germanic krappō, from Proto-Indo-European grep-, from Proto-Indo-European gremb-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
grappa (Finnish): grappa
Ancestry of “grappa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | grappa | A metal rod bent at the ends; brace; Synonym of... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | krappō | 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... |