Where does “jappen” come from?

jappen (German) comes from German Low German gapen, from Middle Low German gāpen.

jappen (German): to gasp for air

Definitions

  1. to gasp for air

Ancestry of “jappen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German Low Germangapen—
2Middle Low Germangāpen—

Words derived from “jappen”

Every word from Middle Low German gāpen →Every word from German Low German gapen →