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Appendix I

Indo-European Roots
 
ENTRY:ghrebh-1
DEFINITION:To seize, reach. 1. Zero-grade form *ghbh-. Satyagraha, from Sanskrit gbhti, ghti, he seizes. 2a. 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.)
 
 
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