Where does “grippe” come from?

grippe (French) comes from French gripper, from Old French *gripper, from Frankish grīpan, from Proto-Germanic grīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰreyb-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

grippe (French): influenza; flu; first-person singular present...

Definitions

  1. influenza; flu; first-person singular present...

Ancestry of “grippe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgripperto grab, to grasp
2Old French*gripper—
3Frankishgrīpanto seize; to grab, to grasp
4Proto-Germanicgrīpanąto grab, grasp
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰreyb-to grab, grasp; to grasp, grab; to grab, to grasp
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

Words derived from “grippe”

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