Wurdahuzdą: Proto-Germanic dictionary — *gruppōnąScott K. ShayWardja Presshttps://protogermanic.org/pgmc_gruppōną
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*gʰrebʰ-to grab, takeगृभ्णातिto seize, lay hold of
verbWeak class 2to dig, scrape, grooveFrom Pre-Germanic *gʰr̥bʰnéh₂-, with remodeling based on its strong verb, an iterative formation to *grabaną (‘to dig’), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ- (‘to dig, scratch, bury’). Related to Sanskrit गृभ्णाति (gṛbhṇāti, ‘to seize, lay hold of’).