Where does “graspeys” come from?

graspeys (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman grampais, from Medieval Latin craspicis, from Latin crassus, from Old Latin cartsus, from Proto-Italic kartsus, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥t-sú-s, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.

Ancestry of “graspeys”, step by step

graspeys traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Anglo-Norman grampais

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normangrampais—
2Medieval Latincraspicis—
3Latincrassusdense, thick, solid; fat, gross, plump;...
4Old Latincartsus—
5Proto-Italickartsus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥t-sú-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
8Proto-Turkic*keŕ-to travel, tour

via Old French graspois

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgraspois—

via Old French craspois

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcraspoiswhale, whale meat; blubber; seal
Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kert- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥t-sú-s →