Where does “gapiant” come from?

gapiant (Bourguignon) comes from Old French gab, from Old Norse gabba, from Proto-Germanic gabbaną, from Proto-Indo-European ghabh- — to be split, be forked, gape; seize, take, hold,...

gapiant (Bourguignon): funny

Definitions

  1. funny

Ancestry of “gapiant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgabjoke
2Old Norsegabbato mock, to make game of
3Proto-Germanicgabbanąto mock, jest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanghabh-to be split, be forked, gape; seize, take, hold,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ghabh- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gabbaną →Every word from Old Norse gabba →