Where does “grippen” come from?

grippen (Middle English) comes from Old English grippan, from Proto-Germanic gripjaną, from Proto-Germanic grīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰreyb-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

grippen (Middle English): To grip or grab onto; To confiscate or steal; to...

Definitions

  1. To grip or grab onto; To confiscate or steal; to...

Ancestry of “grippen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgrippanto seize; grip
2Proto-GermanicgripjanąTo grip; to continually hold on to
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰreyb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grīpaną →