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Where does “gähnen” come from?

gähnen (German) comes from Old High German ginēn, from Proto-Germanic ganōną.

gähnen (German): to yawn

Definitions

  1. to yawn

Ancestry of “gähnen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanginēnto be wide open
2Proto-Germanicganōną—
Every word from Proto-Germanic ganōną →