French word grimper comes from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrib-, Frankish *hrampōn, Frankish *rampon, and later Proto-Germanic *grīpaną (To grab, grasp.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *gʰrib- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *hrampōn | Frankish (frk) | |
| *rampon | Frankish (frk) | |
| *grīpaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To grab, grasp. |
| *grīpan | Frankish (frk) | |
| *gripan | Frankish (frk) | To grasp, grab. |
| ramper | Old French (fro) | To climb; to ascend; to go up. |
| *gripper | Old French (fro) | |
| ramper | French (fra) | To crawl, worm (along); to creep. |
| grimper | French (fra) | (intransitive) to climb, climb up. |