Where does “grapină” come from?

grapină (Romanian) comes from French grappin, from Middle French grappin, 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...

grapină (Romanian): grappling hook

Definitions

  1. grappling hook

Ancestry of “grapină”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgrappingrappling hook; grappling irons; grapple
2Middle Frenchgrappin—
3Old Frenchgrapinhook
4Frankishkrappōhook; a hook
5Proto-Indo-Europeangrep-hook; a hook, force
6Proto-Indo-Europeangremb-crooked, uneven
7Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “grapină”

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