Where does “Eingreiftruppe” come from?

Eingreiftruppe (German) comes from German eingreifen, from German greifen, from Middle High German grīfen, from Old High German grīfan, 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.

Eingreiftruppe (German): intervention force, response force, deployment force, task force, emergency team

Definitions

  1. intervention force, response force, deployment force, task force, emergency team

Ancestry of “Eingreiftruppe”, step by step

Eingreiftruppe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German eingreifen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaneingreifento intervene
2Germangreifento grab; to grasp; to grip; to grab; to seize; to...
3Middle High Germangrīfento grab, to touch
4Old High Germangrīfanto grab, to grasp, to gripe
5Proto-West Germanicgrīpanto grab, to grasp
6Proto-Germanicgrīpanąto grab, grasp
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰreyb-to grab, grasp; to grasp, grab; to grab, to grasp
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

via German truppe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantruppetroupe (company of actors, etc.)
2Frenchtroupetroop
3Frenchtroupeauherd (of horses, bulls, elephants, buffalo etc.)
4Middle Frenchtrope
5Old Frenchtropeband, company, troop
6Medieval Latintroppusflock; herd, flock
7Proto-Germanicþurpąvillage, rural settlement; gathering of people;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeantreb-settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer-