Where does “gryppel” come from?

gryppel (Middle English) comes from Old English gripel, from Old English grēp, from Proto-Germanic grōpiz — a furrow, groove.

Ancestry of “gryppel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgripel—
2Old Englishgrēpa furrow, burrow
3Proto-Germanicgrōpiza furrow, groove
Every word from Proto-Germanic grōpiz →Every word from Old English grēp →Every word from Old English gripel →