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
Ancestry of “glápa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | glápa | to stare vacantly; to stare |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | glupaną | to shine, gape |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰlub(ʰ)- | to yawn, gape |