Where does “grippe-sou” come from?

grippe-sou (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.

grippe-sou (French): a penny pincher, scrooge

Definitions

  1. a penny pincher, scrooge

Ancestry of “grippe-sou”, step by step

grippe-sou traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French gripper

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

via French sou

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsousou; money; cash; cent
2Latinsolidussolid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin...
3Proto-Italicsoliðos
4Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-i-dʰ-o-sentire
5Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-whole
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰreyb-Every word from Proto-Germanic grīpaną