Where does “gapen” come from?

gapen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch gapen, from Old Dutch gapon, from Proto-Germanic gapōną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁y-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰih₁-.

gapen (Dutch): to yawn; to gape

Definitions

  1. to yawn; to gape

Ancestry of “gapen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchgapen—
2Old Dutchgapon—
3Proto-Germanicgapōnąto gaze, observe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁y-to yawn, gape; to gape, be wide open; to gape,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰih₁-—

Words derived from “gapen”

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