Where does “grīfan” come from?

grīfan (Old High German) 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.

grīfan (Old High German): to grab, to grasp, to gripe

Definitions

  1. to grab, to grasp, to gripe

Ancestry of “grīfan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicgrīpanto grab, to grasp
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 “grīfan”

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