Where does “strupgrepp” come from?
strupgrepp (Swedish) comes from Swedish grepp, from Swedish gripa, 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.
strupgrepp (Swedish): a chokehold (with arms, hands, etc., both in and outside of martial arts, often an illegal hold in wrestling)
Definitions
- a chokehold (with arms, hands, etc., both in and outside of martial arts, often an illegal hold in wrestling)
Ancestry of “strupgrepp”, step by step
strupgrepp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish grepp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | grepp | grip |
| 2 | Swedish | gripa | to catch hold of; to seize; to detain, to arrest;... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | grīpa | to grab, to grasp |
| 4 | Old Norse | grípa | to grab |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | grīpaną | to grab, grasp |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰreyb- | to grab, grasp; to grasp, grab; to grab, to grasp |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |