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Where does “græpplian” come from?

græpplian (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic graipilōną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrebʰ- — to grab; gather up; rake; to seize, grab; to...

græpplian (Old English): to seize

Definitions

  1. to seize

Ancestry of “græpplian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgraipilōną—
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrebʰ-to grab; gather up; rake; to seize, grab; to...

Words derived from “græpplian”

  • grapple
  • grappling
  • grappler
  • grapplehook
  • grapplement
  • grapplesome
  • grapplen
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