Where does “agriper” come from?

agriper (Old French) comes from Frankish angrīpan, from Proto-Germanic grīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰreyb-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

agriper (Old French): to snatch

Definitions

  1. to snatch

Ancestry of “agriper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishangrīpanto seize
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 “agriper”

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