gräifen
Luxemburgeois
/ˈɡʀæi̯fen/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) to reach for
- (transitive) to grab
- (transitive) to catch, to capture
- (intransitive) to kick in, to take effect
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German grīfen inherited from Old High German grīfan inherited from Proto-Germanic *grīpaną (grab, grasp).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*grīpaną
Gloss
grab, grasp
Concept
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- begripe English
- gripe English
- gripeful English
- griper English
- gripesite English
- gripeth English
- gripeworthy English
- gripey English
- Beutegreifer German
- Greifvogel German
- angreifen German
- aufgreifen German
- begreifen German
- durchgreifen German
- eingreifen German
- ergreifen German
- greifbar German
- greifen German
- herausgreifen German
- vergreifen German
- zugreifen German
- zurückgreifen German
- übergreifen German
- 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
- grípa Icelandic
- grípari Icelandic
- gripen Middle Dutch
- grifan Old High German
- grīfan Old High German
- ubargrīfan Old High German
- begrīfen Middle High German
- grifen Middle High German
- grīfen Middle High German
- agräifen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- begräifen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ergräifen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- iwwergräifen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *grīpan gmw-pro
- grīpan Old Dutch
- *grīpan Frankish
- gripa Old Frisian
- grīpa Old Frisian