English

grabrail

From grab + rail.

A compound of grab + rail

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

Middle English rail

English rail

Today it means

noun handrail

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / grabrail