Where does “gripe” come from?

gripe (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish gribe, from Old Norse grípa, from Proto-Germanic grīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰreyb-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

gripe (Norwegian Bokmål): to grab, grasp, grip; to seize

Definitions

  1. to grab, grasp, grip; to seize

Ancestry of “gripe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgribecatch; seize, grab, grasp, grip, clutch; overcome
2Old Norsegrípato grab
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 “gripe”

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