Where does “gap” come from?

gap (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic gapa, from Old Norse gapa, from Proto-Germanic gapōną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁y-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰih₁-.

gap (Icelandic): gap, opening

Definitions

  1. gap, opening

Ancestry of “gap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgapato gape
2Old Norsegapato gape, open the mouth wide
3Proto-Germanicgapōnąto gaze, observe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁y-to yawn, gape; to gape, be wide open; to gape,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰih₁-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰih₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gapōną →