gripen
Middle Dutch
/ˈɣriːpən/
verb
Definitions
- to grab
- to attack, to overwhelm
- to understand
Etymology
Inherited from Old Dutch grīpan inherited from Proto-Germanic *grīpaną (grab, grasp).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*grīpaną
Gloss
grab, grasp
Concept
Semantic Field
Possession
Ontological Category
Action/Process
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- gripe English
- aangrijpen Dutch, Flemish
- begrijpen Dutch, Flemish
- grijpen Dutch, Flemish
- grijpgraag Dutch, Flemish
- grijpstaart Dutch, Flemish
- grijpstuiver Dutch, Flemish
- ingrijpen Dutch, Flemish
- misgrijpen Dutch, Flemish
- staatsgrijper Dutch, Flemish
- teruggrijpen Dutch, Flemish
- vergrijpen Dutch, Flemish
- *gʰreyb- Proto-Indo-European
- *grīpaną Proto-Germanic
- grīpan Old English
- gripen Middle English
- grípa Old Norse
- begripen Middle Dutch
- grifan Old High German
- grīfan Old High German
- 𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *grīpan gmw-pro
- bigripan Old Dutch
- bigrīpan Old Dutch
- grīpan Old Dutch
- *grīpan Frankish
- gripa Old Frisian
- grīpa Old Frisian