gʰrebʰ-₂

“to reach, seize, grab”

Widely acceptedactionacquisition

Source of English grab, grasp, gripe, grip

Root for grabbing, yielding English grab, grasp, gripe, grip, and German greifen.‍‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‌

bheg-“to break, shatter”bʰelh₂-“to strike, fight in battle”bʰendʰ-₂“to bind, tie, fetter”bʰendʰ-mn̥“something bound, a binding”bʰer-“to carry, to bear”bʰer-mn̥-₂“something carried, a burden”bʰerh₃-“to bore, to pierce through”bʰerH-“to scrape, bore, perforate”