Where does “gripa” come from?

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

gripa (Norwegian Nynorsk): to grab, grasp, grip; to seize

Definitions

  1. to grab, grasp, grip; to seize

Ancestry of “gripa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegrípato grab
2Proto-Germanicgrīpanąto grab, grasp
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰreyb-to grab, grasp; to grasp, grab; to grab, to grasp
4Proto-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 →