Where does “yawning” come from?
Yawning derives from Middle English yenen, Old English ēanian, Proto-Germanic ginōną, and Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷnós, a root of uncertain origin whose earliest sense remains unknown.
yawning (English): present participle of yawn; The action of the...
Definitions
- present participle of yawn; The action of the...
Ancestry of “yawning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | yawn | To open the mouth widely and take a long, rather... |
| 2 | German | Jahn | — |
| 3 | German | Johannes | penis; cock |
| 4 | Latin | Johannes | John |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωάννης | — |
| 6 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 7 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 8 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | — |
| 9 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |
Words derived from “yawning”