French grappin

← English grapple (link)

← Middle French grappin (inherited)

← Old French grapin (inherited)

← Old French grappil (cognate)

← Old French grape (mention)

← Old French grappe (mention)

← Old French crape (mention)

← Proto-Indo-European *grep- (derived)

← Proto-Indo-European *gremb- (mention)

← Proto-Indo-European *ger- (derived)

→ English grapnel (mention)