Where does “begrijpen” come from?
begrijpen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch begripen, from Old Dutch bigrīpan, from Proto-Germanic *bigrīpan.
begrijpen (Dutch): to understand , to comprehend
Definitions
- to understand , to comprehend
Ancestry of “begrijpen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | begripen | to grab hold of, to grasp; to encompass, to... |
| 2 | Old Dutch | bigrīpan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *bigrīpan | — |