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Where does “grappin” come from?

grappin (French) comes from Middle French grappin, from Old French grapin, from Frankish krappō, from Proto-Indo-European grep-, from Proto-Indo-European gremb-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

grappin (French): grappling hook; grappling irons; grapple

Definitions

  1. grappling hook; grappling irons; grapple

Ancestry of “grappin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchgrappin—
2Old Frenchgrapinhook
3Frankishkrappōhook; a hook
4Proto-Indo-Europeangrep-hook; a hook, force
5Proto-Indo-Europeangremb-crooked, uneven
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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