Where does “gripen” come from?

gripen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch grīpan, 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.

gripen (Middle Dutch): to grab; to attack, to overwhelm; to understand

Definitions

  1. to grab; to attack, to overwhelm; to understand

Ancestry of “gripen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchgrīpanto seize, grasp
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

Words derived from “gripen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰreyb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grīpaną →