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
Ancestry of “gribēt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | greyb- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰreyb- | to grab, grasp; to grasp, grab; to grab, to grasp |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |
Words derived from “gribēt”