Etymology Explorer › Old English

Where does “grēp” come from?

grēp (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic grōpiz — a furrow, groove.

grēp (Old English): a furrow, burrow

Definitions

  1. a furrow, burrow

Ancestry of “grēp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgrōpiza furrow, groove

Words derived from “grēp”

  • gryppe
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