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
Ancestry of “agriper”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Frankish | angrīpan | to seize |
| 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 “agriper”