Where does “Magazine Gap” come from?

Magazine Gap (English) comes from English gap, from English gape, from Middle English gapen, from Old Norse gapa, from Proto-Germanic gapōną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁y-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰih₁-.

Ancestry of “Magazine Gap”, step by step

Magazine Gap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English gap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgapAn opening in anything made by breaking or...
2EnglishgapeTo open the mouth wide, especially involuntarily,...
3Middle Englishgapen
4Old Norsegapato gape, open the mouth wide
5Proto-Germanicgapōnąto gaze, observe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁y-to yawn, gape; to gape, be wide open; to gape,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰih₁-

via English magazine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmagazineA non-academic periodical publication, generally...
2Middle Englishmagasyne
3Middle Frenchmagasinwarehouse, store
4Italianmagazzinowarehouse, store; stock; department store
5Arabicمَخَازِنstorerooms", "storehouses; storerooms,...
6Arabicمَخْزَنwarehouse; storeroom, storehouse; storeroom",...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰih₁-