Where does “bigrīpan” come from?
bigrīpan (Proto-West Germanic) 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.
bigrīpan (Proto-West Germanic): to grasp, apprehend; to understand, comprehend
Definitions
- to grasp, apprehend; to understand, comprehend
Ancestry of “bigrīpan”, step by step
bigrīpan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-West Germanic grīpan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | grīpan | to grab, to grasp |
| 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 |
via Proto-West Germanic bi-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | bi- | be- |