Where does “begripa” come from?

begripa (Swedish) comes from Middle Low German begrīpen, from Old Saxon bigrīpan, from Proto-Germanic *bigrīpan.

begripa (Swedish): to grasp, to understand

Definitions

  1. to grasp, to understand

Ancestry of “begripa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbegrīpen—
2Old Saxonbigrīpan—
3Proto-Germanic*bigrīpan—

Words derived from “begripa”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *bigrīpan →Every word from Old Saxon bigrīpan →Every word from Middle Low German begrīpen →