Where does “angrīpan” come from?
angrīpan (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic grīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰreyb-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
angrīpan (Frankish): to seize
Ancestry of “angrīpan”, step by step
angrīpan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Germanic grīpaną
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | grīpaną | to grab, grasp |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰreyb- | to grab, grasp; to grasp, grab; to grab, to grasp |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |
via Proto-Germanic ana-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | ana- | on-; on |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | an- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ano- | — |
Words derived from “angrīpan”