| Language | Family | Form for SEIZE | Gloss for SEIZE | Form for KEEP | Gloss for KEEP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old High German | Indo-European | bihabēn | seize, grasp | bi-habēn | keep, retain |
| Zuni | Zuni | yakna- | seize, grasp | yakna- | keep, retain |
| Mapudungun | Araucanian | nɨ | seize, grasp | nɨ | keep, retain |
| Budukh | Nakh-Daghestanian | гІахъу | seize, grasp | гІахъу | keep, retain |
| Malagasy | Austronesian | mitàna | to grasp | mitàna | to keep |