English

grabble

From grab + -le.

A compound of grab + -le

Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ- ‘to gather, rake, seize’

Proto-Germanic *grabōną ‘to gather, rake’

Proto-West Germanic *grabbōn

Old Saxon gravan

Middle Dutch grabben ‘to grasp, seize’

English grab

Today it means

verb To search with one's hands and fingers; to attempt to grasp something.

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