Where does “cab” come from?

cab (Irish) comes from Middle Irish cab, from Middle English gap, from Old Norse gap, from Old Norse gapa, from Proto-Germanic gapōną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁y-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰih₁-.

cab (Irish): mouth; muzzle

Definitions

  1. mouth; muzzle

Ancestry of “cab”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishcab—
2Middle Englishgap—
3Old Norsegapgap, empty space; shouting, crying, gab
4Old Norsegapato gape, open the mouth wide
5Proto-Germanicgapōnąto gaze, observe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁y-to yawn, gape; to gape, be wide open; to gape,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰih₁-—

Words derived from “cab”

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