Where does “grīpan” come from?
grīpan (Old English) comes 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.
grīpan (Old English): to seize, snatch, take, apprehend
Definitions
- to seize, snatch, take, apprehend
Ancestry of “grīpan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | grīpan | to grab, to grasp |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | grīpaną | to grab, grasp |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰreyb- | to grab, grasp; to grasp, grab; to grab, to grasp |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |
Words derived from “grīpan”