Where does “grippleness” come from?
grippleness (English) comes from English gripple, from Middle English gripel, from Old English gripul, from Old English 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.
grippleness (English): The quality of being gripple
Definitions
- The quality of being gripple
Ancestry of “grippleness”, step by step
grippleness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gripple
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gripple | Griping; tenacious; gripping; Grasping; greedy;... |
| 2 | Middle English | gripel | covetous |
| 3 | Old English | gripul | able to grasp much; capacious |
| 4 | Old English | grīpan | to seize, snatch, take, apprehend |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | grīpan | to grab, to grasp |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | grīpaną | to grab, grasp |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰreyb- | to grab, grasp; to grasp, grab; to grab, to grasp |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |
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 |