English
grabpole
From grab + pole.
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
Latin pālus ‘stake, pale, prop, stay’
Proto-West Germanic *pālu ‘pole, stake’
Proto-West Germanic *pāl
Old English pāl ‘a pole, stake, post’
Middle English pole ‘pole, stake, staff’
English pole
Today it means
noun A pole, usually fitted vertically, found on public transport vehicles such as train carriages, buses and trams, for passengers to hold when standing.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / grabpole