Where does “gripul” come from?

gripul (Old English) comes from Old English 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.

gripul (Old English): able to grasp much; capacious

Definitions

  1. able to grasp much; capacious

Ancestry of “gripul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgrīpanto seize, snatch, take, apprehend
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

Words derived from “gripul”

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