Where does “gripa” come from?

gripa (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish grīpa, from Old Norse grípa, from Proto-Germanic grīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰreyb-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

gripa (Swedish): to catch hold of; to seize; to detain, to arrest;...

Definitions

  1. to catch hold of; to seize; to detain, to arrest;...

Ancestry of “gripa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishgrīpato grab, to grasp
2Old Norsegrípato grab
3Proto-Germanicgrīpanąto grab, grasp
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰreyb-to grab, grasp; to grasp, grab; to grab, to grasp
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

Words derived from “gripa”

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