Where does “graple” come from?

graple (Middle English) comes from Old French grappil, from Old French grape, 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...

Ancestry of “graple”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	grappil	a ship's grapple
2	Old French	grape	cluster of fruit or flowers, bunch of grapes
3	Frankish	krappō	hook; a hook
4	Proto-Indo-European	grep-	hook; a hook, force
5	Proto-Indo-European	gremb-	crooked, uneven
6	Proto-Indo-European	ger-	to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

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