Where does “begripen” come from?

begripen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch bigrīpan, from Proto-Germanic *bigrīpan.

begripen (Middle Dutch): to grab hold of, to grasp; to encompass, to...

Definitions

  1. to grab hold of, to grasp; to encompass, to...

Ancestry of “begripen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchbigrīpanto encompass, to include
2Proto-Germanic*bigrīpan—

Words derived from “begripen”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *bigrīpan →Every word from Old Dutch bigrīpan →