Where does “gabe” come from?

gabe (Danish) comes from Old Norse gapa, from Proto-Germanic gapōną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁y-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰih₁-.

gabe (Danish): yawn; gape; be wide open

Definitions

  1. yawn; gape; be wide open

Ancestry of “gabe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegapato gape, open the mouth wide
2Proto-Germanicgapōnąto gaze, observe
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁y-to yawn, gape; to gape, be wide open; to gape,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰih₁-—

Words derived from “gabe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰih₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gapōną →