English
griper
From gripe + -er.
A compound of gripe + -er
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
noun One who gripes.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / griper