Where does “gap moe” come from?
gap moe (English) comes from Japanese ギャップ萌え, from Japanese ギャップ, from English gap, from English gape, from Middle English gapen, from Old Norse gapa, from Proto-Germanic gapōną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁y-.
gap moe (English): moe arising from a discrepancy between two of a character's attributes
Definitions
- moe arising from a discrepancy between two of a character's attributes
Ancestry of “gap moe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | ギャップ萌え | moe arising from a contradictory discrepancy between two of a person's attributes |
| 2 | Japanese | ギャップ | gap; contrast; discrepancy |
| 3 | English | gap | An opening in anything made by breaking or... |
| 4 | English | gape | To open the mouth wide, especially involuntarily,... |
| 5 | Middle English | gapen | — |
| 6 | Old Norse | gapa | to gape, open the mouth wide |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gapōną | to gaze, observe |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰeh₁y- | to yawn, gape; to gape, be wide open; to gape,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰih₁- | — |