ghrebh-

I. ghrebh-¹

To seize, reach.

1. Zero-grade form *ghr̥bh-. Satyagraha, from Sanskrit gṛbhṇāti, gṛhṇāti, he seizes.

2.

a. grasp, from Middle English graspen, to grasp;

b. grab¹, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German grabben, to seize. Both a and b from parallel (imitative) Germanic creations with base *grab-, *grap-.

 

[Pokorny 1. ghrebh- 455.]

  II. ghrebh-²

To dig, bury, scratch.

1. O-grade form *ghrobh-.

a.

(i) grave³, engrave, from Old English grafan, to dig, engrave, scratch, carve;

(ii) graben, from Old High German graban, to dig;

(iii) gravlax, from Swedish grava, to bury;

(iv) gravure, from Old French graver, to engrave. (i)-(iv) all from Germanic *graban;

b. grave¹, from Old English græf, trench, grave, from Germanic *grabam.

2. grub, from Old English *grybban, to dig, from Germanic *grub(b)jan (with secondary ablaut).

3. groove, from Middle Dutch groeve, ditch, from Germanic *grōbō.

 

[Pokorny 2. ghrebh- 455.]

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