Where does “ríp pê” come from?

ríp pê (Vietnamese) comes from French gripper, from Old French *gripper, from Frankish grīpan, from Proto-Germanic grīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰreyb-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

ríp pê (Vietnamese): to have the piston seized in the cylinder

Definitions

  1. to have the piston seized in the cylinder

Ancestry of “ríp pê”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgripperto grab, to grasp
2Old French*gripper—
3Frankishgrīpanto seize; to grab, to grasp
4Proto-Germanicgrīpanąto grab, grasp
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰreyb-to grab, grasp; to grasp, grab; to grab, to grasp
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰreyb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grīpaną →