gribbelen etymology

Dutch word gribbelen comes from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreyb-, and later Proto-Germanic *grīpaną (To grab, grasp.)

Detailed word origin of gribbelen

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*gʰreyb- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) to grab, to grasp
*grīpaną Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) To grab, grasp.
*gʰribʰnéh₂- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*grippōną Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) To grasp.
grippen Middle Dutch (dum)
gribbelen Dutch (nld)

Words with the same origin as gribbelen

Descendants of *gʰreyb-
aangrijpen begrijpen griep grijpen grijpgraag