Where does “grasp” come from?

Grasp comes from Middle English graspen, from Old English grǣpsan, from Proto-Germanic graipisōną, meaning to seize or grip.

grasp (English): To grip; to take hold, particularly with the...

Definitions

  1. To grip; to take hold, particularly with the...

Ancestry of “grasp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgraspen—
2Old English*grǣpsian—

Words derived from “grasp”

Every word from Old English *grǣpsian →Every word from Middle English graspen →