Etymograph

English

grapplement

From grapple + -ment.

Formed from grapple + -ment

Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ-

Old English *græpplian ‘to seize’

Middle English *grapplen ‘to seize, lay hold of’

English grapple

Today it means

noun A grappling; close fight or embrace.

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

Etymograph / grapplement