Where does “grippan” come from?

grippan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic gripjaną, from Proto-Germanic grīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰreyb-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

grippan (Old English): to seize; grip

Definitions

  1. to seize; grip

Ancestry of “grippan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicgripjanąTo grip; to continually hold on to
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

Words derived from “grippan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰreyb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grīpaną →
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