Where does “grinfia” come from?

grinfia (Italian) comes 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.

grinfia (Italian): claw (or a clawed foot)

Definitions

  1. claw (or a clawed foot)

Ancestry of “grinfia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germangrīfanto grab, to grasp, to gripe
2Proto-West Germanicgrīpanto grab, to grasp
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰreyb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grīpaną →