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grapnel

Meaninga hook

Common meaning: a small grappling hook

Journey through time

  1. Old High Germankrapfo‘a hook’source
  2. Old Frenchgrappe‘a hook’source
  3. Middle Frenchgrappin‘a grapnel’source
  4. Englishgrapnel‘a small grappling hook’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Old High German krapfo ‘a hook’.

Roots

  • krapfo Old High German “a hook”

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