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Where does “glop” come from?

glop (English) comes from English glope, from Middle English glopen, from Old Norse glápa, from Proto-Germanic glupaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰlub(ʰ)- — to yawn, gape.

glop (English): To stare in amazement; Any gooey substance; A...

Definitions

  1. To stare in amazement; Any gooey substance; A...

Ancestry of “glop”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishglopeTo gaze in alarm; be terrified; stare;...
2Middle Englishglopen—
3Old Norseglápato stare vacantly; to stare
4Proto-Germanicglupanąto shine, gape
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰlub(ʰ)-to yawn, gape

Words derived from “glop”

  • gloppy
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