Where does “gribe” come from?

gribe (Danish) comes from Old Norse grípa, from Proto-Germanic grīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰreyb-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

gribe (Danish): catch; seize, grab, grasp, grip, clutch; overcome

Definitions

  1. catch; seize, grab, grasp, grip, clutch; overcome

Ancestry of “gribe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegrípato grab
2Proto-Germanicgrīpanąto grab, grasp
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰreyb-to grab, grasp; to grasp, grab; to grab, to grasp
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

Words derived from “gribe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰreyb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grīpaną →