Where does “grappiller” come from?
grappiller (French) comes from French grappe, from Middle French grappe, from Old French grappe, from Old French graper, from Old French grap, from Frankish krappō, from Proto-Indo-European grep-, from Proto-Indo-European gremb- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
grappiller (French): to pick; to scrape together, rake together
Definitions
- to pick; to scrape together, rake together
Ancestry of “grappiller”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | grappe | bunch, cluster |
| 2 | Middle French | grappe | — |
| 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... |