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Where does “gropien” come from?

gropien (Middle English) comes from Old English grāpian.

Ancestry of “gropien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgrāpian—

Words derived from “gropien”

  • grope
  • groper
  • agrope
  • gropeth
  • gropest
  • sandgroper
  • gropy
  • gropefest
  • gropeable
  • gropable
  • gropability
Every word from Old English grāpian →