Where does “glope” come from?

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

glope (English): To gaze in alarm; be terrified; stare;...

Definitions

  1. To gaze in alarm; be terrified; stare;...

Ancestry of “glope”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishglopen—
2Old Norseglápato stare vacantly; to stare
3Proto-Germanicglupanąto shine, gape
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰlub(ʰ)-to yawn, gape

Words derived from “glope”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰlub(ʰ)- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glupaną →Every word from Old Norse glápa →