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Where does “gaspen” come from?

gaspen (Middle English) comes from Old Norse geispa — to yawn.

Ancestry of “gaspen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegeispato yawn

Words derived from “gaspen”

  • gasp
  • gasper
  • gaspy
  • agasp
  • gaspiness
Every word from Old Norse geispa →