Where does “gappen” come from?

gappen (Dutch) comes from Middle English gabben, from Old Norse gabba, from Proto-Germanic gabbaną, from Proto-Indo-European ghabh- — to be split, be forked, gape; seize, take, hold,...

gappen (Dutch): to steal

Definitions

  1. to steal

Ancestry of “gappen”, step by step

gappen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English gabben

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgabbento drink greedily
2Old Norsegabbato mock, to make game of
3Proto-Germanicgabbanąto mock, jest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanghabh-to be split, be forked, gape; seize, take, hold,...

via Yiddish כאַפּן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishכאַפּןto catch, grab; to snag, capture; to realize
2Polishchapaćto snatch, to snap at
3Proto-Slavicxāpàtiseize

via Proto-Germanic gapōną

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

Words derived from “gappen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ghabh- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gabbaną →Every word from Old Norse gabba →