Pregn

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