Where does “grappin” come from?

grappin (Middle French) comes from Old French grapin, 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 “grappin”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	grapin	hook
2	Frankish	krappō	hook; a hook
3	Proto-Indo-European	grep-	hook; a hook, force
4	Proto-Indo-European	gremb-	crooked, uneven
5	Proto-Indo-European	ger-	to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “grappin”

grappin
grapină
Agrăpinei
Grapini
Grăpinoiu

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gremb- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grep- →