Where does “Gripp” come from?
Gripp (Luxembourgish) comes from Russian грипп, from French grippe, from French gripper, from Old French *gripper, from Frankish grīpan, from Proto-Germanic grīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰreyb-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
Gripp (Luxembourgish): flu, influenza
Definitions
- flu, influenza
Ancestry of “Gripp”, step by step
Gripp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian грипп
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | грипп | influenza, flu, grippe, grip |
| 2 | French | grippe | influenza; flu; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | French | gripper | to grab, to grasp |
| 4 | Old French | *gripper | — |
| 5 | Frankish | grīpan | to seize; to grab, to grasp |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | grīpaną | to grab, grasp |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰreyb- | to grab, grasp; to grasp, grab; to grab, to grasp |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |
via German grippe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | grippe | flu; influenza; grippe |