Where does “gigripan” come from?

gigripan (Old 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.

gigripan (Old Dutch): to seize, grasp

Definitions

  1. to seize, grasp

Ancestry of “gigripan”, step by step

gigripan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch grīpan

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

via Old Dutch gī

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchgīyou plural
2Proto-West Germanicjiʀyou
3Proto-GermanicjīzAlternative form of *jūz
4Proto-Indo-European*yúHsyou (plural)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰreyb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grīpaną →