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
- to grab, grasp, grip; to seize
Ancestry of “gripe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | gribe | catch; seize, grab, grasp, grip, clutch; overcome |
| 2 | Old Norse | grípa | to grab |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | grīpaną | to grab, grasp |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰreyb- | to grab, grasp; to grasp, grab; to grab, to grasp |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |
Words derived from “gripe”