Where does “grippingness” come from?
grippingness (English) comes from English gripping, from English grip, from Middle English grip, from Old English grēp, from Proto-Germanic grōpiz — a furrow, groove.
grippingness (English): The quality of being gripping
Definitions
- The quality of being gripping
Ancestry of “grippingness”, step by step
grippingness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gripping
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gripping | Which catches someone's attention; exciting;... |
| 2 | English | grip | To take hold of, particularly with the hand; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | grip | Alternative form of gripe; Alternative form of... |
| 4 | Old English | grēp | a furrow, burrow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | grōpiz | a furrow, groove |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |