English
grabfest
From grab + -fest.
Formed from grab + -fest
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
noun An event at which participants greedily attempt to grab goods or resources.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / grabfest