Where does “zurückgreifen” come from?
zurückgreifen (German) comes 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.
zurückgreifen (German): To fall back; To go back; To resort
Definitions
- To fall back; To go back; To resort
Ancestry of “zurückgreifen”, step by step
zurückgreifen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German greifen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | greifen | to grab; to grasp; to grip; to grab; to seize; to... |
| 2 | Middle High German | grīfen | to grab, to touch |
| 3 | Old High German | grīfan | to grab, to grasp, to gripe |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | grīpan | to grab, to grasp |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | grīpaną | to grab, grasp |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰreyb- | to grab, grasp; to grasp, grab; to grab, to grasp |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |
via German zurück
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | zurück | back, backwards, to the rear; stand back! |
| 2 | German | zu- | Prefix meaning to, to-, at, on, by; Obsolete form... |
| 3 | Middle High German | zuo- | — |
| 4 | Old High German | zuo- | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *tō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tō | to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | de | Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;... |