Where does “gribēt” come from?

gribēt (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic greyb-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰreyb-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

gribēt (Latvian): to want

Definitions

  1. to want

Ancestry of “gribēt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicgreyb-
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰreyb-to grab, grasp; to grasp, grab; to grab, to grasp
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

Words derived from “gribēt

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰreyb-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic greyb-