Where does “grīpan” come from?

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

grīpan (Proto-West Germanic): to grab, to grasp

Definitions

  1. to grab, to grasp

Ancestry of “grīpan”, 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 “grīpan”

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