Where does “gripjaną” come from?

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

gripjaną (Proto-Germanic): To grip; to continually hold on to

Definitions

  1. To grip; to continually hold on to

Ancestry of “gripjaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgrīpanąto grab, grasp
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰreyb-to grab, grasp; to grasp, grab; to grab, to grasp
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

Words derived from “gripjaną”

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