Where does “grippage” come from?

grippage (French) comes from French gripper, from Old French *gripper, from Frankish grīpan, from Proto-Germanic grīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰreyb-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

grippage (French): seizing

Definitions

  1. seizing

Ancestry of “grippage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgripperto grab, to grasp
2Old French*gripper—
3Frankishgrīpanto seize; to grab, to grasp
4Proto-Germanicgrīpanąto grab, grasp
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰreyb-to grab, grasp; to grasp, grab; to grab, to grasp
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰreyb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grīpaną →