Morpheme
Pregn
Type
bound base
Denotation
seize, grasp, grab, snatch, take, catch
Etymology
Middle English preignable, from prenable, from pernable; Old French prenable, pregnauble, from prendre; Latin -prēndere, from prehendere, from pre- + -hendere
Evidence
impregnability, impregnable, impregnableness, impregnably, pregnability, pregnable
Notes
spelling influenced by French preignaunt and English pregnant
not related to Gn
See Also
Hend, Hense, Prise, Prene, Prese, Prize, Prieve, Prison