English
gripeful
From gripe + -ful.
Formed from gripe + -ful
Proto-Indo-European *gʰreyb- ‘to grab, grasp’
Proto-Germanic *grīpaną ‘to grab, grasp’
Proto-West Germanic *grīpan
Old English grīpan ‘to gripe, grip, grab’
Middle English gripen ‘to grip or grab onto’
English gripe
Today it means
adj Disposed to gripe; gripey.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / gripeful