Where does “glápa” come from?

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

glápa (Icelandic): to stare

Definitions

  1. to stare

Ancestry of “glápa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseglápato stare vacantly; to stare
2Proto-Germanicglupanąto shine, gape
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰlub(ʰ)-to yawn, gape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰlub(ʰ)- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glupaną →Every word from Old Norse glápa →