greep
Dutch (Brabantic)
noun
Definitions
- grasp, clutches
- (figuratively) fascination, obsession (in the phrase in de greep van)
- (figuratively) guess
- some samples that are reasonably representative for a larger collection
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch grepe inherited from Old Dutch *gripi (clutch, grasp) inherited from Proto-Germanic *gripiz.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*gripiz
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- beginlettergreep Dutch, Flemish
- deur Dutch, Flemish
- deurgreep Dutch, Flemish
- eenlettergrepig Dutch, Flemish
- greeploos Dutch, Flemish
- houden Dutch, Flemish
- houdgreep Dutch, Flemish
- in Dutch, Flemish
- ingreep Dutch, Flemish
- kunstgreep Dutch, Flemish
- letter Dutch, Flemish
- lettergreep Dutch, Flemish
- meerlettergrepig Dutch, Flemish
- staat Dutch, Flemish
- staatsgreep Dutch, Flemish
- tegenstaatsgreep Dutch, Flemish
- vijflettergrepig Dutch, Flemish
- wurgen Dutch, Flemish
- wurggreep Dutch, Flemish
- συλλαβή Ancient Greek
- *graipō Proto-Germanic
- *gripiz Proto-Germanic
- grap Old English
- gripe Old English
- greip Old Norse
- gripr Old Norse
- greip Icelandic
- grepe Middle Dutch
- grif Old High German
- *gripi Old Dutch