Where does “gasper” come from?

gasper (English) comes from English gasp, from Middle English gaspen, from Old Norse geispa — to yawn.

gasper (English): Agent noun of gasp; a person or animal that...

Definitions

  1. Agent noun of gasp; a person or animal that...

Ancestry of “gasper”, step by step

gasper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English gasp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgaspTo draw in the breath suddenly, as if from a...
2Middle Englishgaspento gape, exhale
3Old Norsegeispato yawn

via Romanian Gașpar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianGașpar—
2HungarianGáspár—
Every word from Old Norse geispa →Every word from Middle English gaspen →Every word from English gasp →
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