Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/grīpaną

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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *gʰreyb- (to grab, to grasp).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɣriː.pɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

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*grīpaną[1][2]

  1. to grab, grasp

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*grīpan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 190
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*ʒrīpanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 143