Where does “ギャップ萌え” come from?
ギャップ萌え (Japanese) comes from Japanese ギャップ, from English gap, from English gape, from Middle English gapen, from Old Norse gapa, from Proto-Germanic gapōną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁y-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰih₁-.
ギャップ萌え (Japanese): moe arising from a contradictory discrepancy between two of a person's attributes
Definitions
- moe arising from a contradictory discrepancy between two of a person's attributes
Ancestry of “ギャップ萌え”, step by step
ギャップ萌え traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese ギャップ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | ギャップ | gap; contrast; discrepancy |
| 2 | English | gap | An opening in anything made by breaking or... |
| 3 | English | gape | To open the mouth wide, especially involuntarily,... |
| 4 | Middle English | gapen | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | gapa | to gape, open the mouth wide |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gapōną | to gaze, observe |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰeh₁y- | to yawn, gape; to gape, be wide open; to gape,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰih₁- | — |