Where does “grijpen” come from?
grijpen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch gripen, from Old Dutch grīpan, from Proto-West Germanic grīpan, from Proto-Germanic grīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰreyb-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
grijpen (Dutch): to grab
Definitions
- to grab
Ancestry of “grijpen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | gripen | to grab; to attack, to overwhelm; to understand |
| 2 | Old Dutch | grīpan | to seize, grasp |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | grīpan | to grab, to grasp |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | grīpaną | to grab, grasp |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰreyb- | to grab, grasp; to grasp, grab; to grab, to grasp |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |