Where does “grapple” come from?

grapple (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 “grapple”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgrappila ship's grapple
2Old Frenchgrapecluster of fruit or flowers, bunch of grapes
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...

Words derived from “grapple”

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