Where does “misgrijpen” come from?
misgrijpen (Dutch) comes from Dutch grijpen, 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.
misgrijpen (Dutch): to grab wrong, to miss while grabbing
Definitions
- to grab wrong, to miss while grabbing
Ancestry of “misgrijpen”, step by step
misgrijpen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch grijpen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | grijpen | to grab |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | gripen | to grab; to attack, to overwhelm; to understand |
| 3 | Old Dutch | grīpan | to seize, grasp |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | grīpan | to grab, to grasp |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | grīpaną | to grab, grasp |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰreyb- | to grab, grasp; to grasp, grab; to grab, to grasp |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |