Where does “glopen” come from?

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

Ancestry of “glopen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseglápato stare vacantly; to stare
2Proto-Germanicglupanąto shine, gape
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰlub(ʰ)-to yawn, gape

Words derived from “glopen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰlub(ʰ)- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glupaną →Every word from Old Norse glápa →
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