English
floorgrip
From floor + grip.
Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- ‘flat’
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Proto-Germanic *flōraz ‘ground’
Proto-West Germanic *flōr
Old English flōr ‘floor’
Middle English floor
English floor
Proto-Indo-European *gʰreyb- ‘to grab, grasp’
Proto-Germanic *grīpaną ‘to grab, grasp’
Proto-Germanic *gripjaną ‘to grip’
Old English grippan ‘to seize’
Middle English grippen ‘to grip or grab onto’
English grip
Today it means
noun A device used to steady firing and counter the effects of recoil, resulting in far more accurate fire when shooting in full auto mode. It can be incorporated in some rifles as part of the Rail Integration System.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / floorgrip