Where does “agripper” come from?

agripper (French) comes from Old French agriper, from Frankish angrīpan, from Proto-Germanic grīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰreyb-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

agripper (French): to grip, grab, cling on to, grab hold of

Definitions

  1. to grip, grab, cling on to, grab hold of

Ancestry of “agripper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchagriperto snatch
2Frankishangrīpanto seize
3Proto-Germanicgrīpanąto grab, grasp
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰreyb-to grab, grasp; to grasp, grab; to grab, to grasp
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

Words derived from “agripper”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰreyb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grīpaną →