Where does “begrijpen” come from?

begrijpen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch begripen, from Old Dutch bigrīpan, from Proto-Germanic *bigrīpan.

begrijpen (Dutch): to understand (concepts, ideas), to comprehend, to grasp

Definitions

  1. to understand (concepts, ideas), to comprehend, to grasp

Ancestry of “begrijpen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbegripento grab hold of, to grasp; to encompass, to...
2Old Dutchbigrīpanto encompass, to include
3Proto-Germanic*bigrīpan—

Words derived from “begrijpen”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *bigrīpan →Every word from Old Dutch bigrīpan →Every word from Middle Dutch begripen →