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
Ancestry of “gapen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | gapen | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | gapon | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gapōną | to gaze, observe |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰeh₁y- | to yawn, gape; to gape, be wide open; to gape,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰih₁- | — |
Words derived from “gapen”