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Where does “greip” come from?

greip (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse greip, from Proto-Germanic graipō.

greip (Icelandic): grip, grasp; grapefruit; first/third-person...

Definitions

  1. grip, grasp; grapefruit; first/third-person...

Ancestry of “greip”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegreip—
2Proto-Germanicgraipō—
Every word from Proto-Germanic graipō →