English
grabful
From grab + -ful.
Formed from grab + -ful
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 The amount one can grab at one time
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / grabful