English
foregrip
From fore- + grip.
Proto-Indo-European *per- ‘before, formerly’
Proto-Germanic *fura- ‘before, in front of, for’
Proto-West Germanic *forē- ‘before, in front of, fore-, pre-’
English fore-
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 pistol grip-type forestock on the front of a firearm that improves handling characteristics, counters the effects of recoil, and is cooler to the touch than a standard forestock.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / foregrip