Where does “gape” come from?

gape (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse gapa, from Proto-Germanic gapōną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁y-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰih₁-.

gape (Norwegian Bokmål): to gape

Definitions

  1. to gape

Ancestry of “gape”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegapato gape, open the mouth wide
2Proto-Germanicgapōnąto gaze, observe
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁y-to yawn, gape; to gape, be wide open; to gape,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰih₁-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰih₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gapōną →